Create color swatches
Choose Tools from the main menu.
Choose Colors from the Tools menu.
Open the Colors panel.
Select a color.
Drag the color form the color well to the swatch bar.
![]() | When you need to use the same colors over and over, you can save them as swatches in the swatch bar at the bottom of the Colors panel. |
![]() | Each swatch has its own cell in the swatch bar. When you drag a new color to a cell, it replaces the existing color. You can make room for more swatches by making the Colors panel bigger. All the color swatches you create are available whenever you open the Colors panel in any application. |
See also
Select a color from the color wheel | |
Mix your own colors | |
Use an image as a palette | |
Select a color from the screen | |
Simulate PANTONE® Colors |