Changing swatch groups

You can easily switch to another swatch group or create your own. The Swatches panel Options menu contains the following swatch groups: Color Cubes, Continuous Tone, Macintosh System, Windows System, and Grayscale. You can import custom swatches from color palette files saved as ACT or GIF files.

To select a swatch group:

• Select a swatch group from the Swatches panel Options menu.

  NOTE

  Selecting Color Cubes returns you to the default swatch group.

To select a custom swatch group:

1. Select Replace Swatches from the Swatches panel Options menu.
2. Navigate to the folder and select a swatch file.
3. Click Open.

   The color swatches in the swatch file replace the previous swatches.

   NOTE

   For information on creating a custom swatch group, see Customizing the Swatches panel and Saving palettes.

To add swatches from an external color palette to the current swatches:

1. Select Add Swatches from the Swatches panel Options menu.
2. Navigate to the desired folder and select a color palette file.

   NOTE

   Fireworks can add new swatches from palettes exported as ACT or GIF files.

3. Click OK.

   Fireworks adds the new swatches at the end of the current swatches.