With the Eyedropper tool, you can sample color from an image to designate a new stroke or fill color. You can sample the color of a single pixel, an average of color values within a 3-by-3-pixel area, or an average of color values within a 5-by-5-pixel area.

To sample a stroke or fill color:

  1. If the correct attribute is not already active, do one of the following:
    • Click the stroke icon next to the Stroke Color box in the Tools panel to make it the active attribute.
    • Click the fill icon next to the Fill Color box in the Tools panel to make it the active attribute.

    NOTE

    Do not click the color box itself. If you do, the eyedropper pointer that appears is not the Eyedropper tool. For information on the color box eyedropper pointer, see Sampling colors from a color pop-up window.

  2. Open a Fireworks document or any file that Fireworks can open. For more information, see Slices, Rollovers, and Hotspots.
  3. This is a picture of the feature being described.Select the Eyedropper tool from the Colors section of the Tools panel. Set the Color Averaging Sample setting in the Property inspector:

    1-pixel creates a stroke or fill color from a single pixel.

    3x3 pixels creates a stroke or fill color from the average of color values in a 3-by-3-pixel area.

    5x5 pixels creates a stroke or fill color from the average of color values in a 5-by-5-pixel area.

  4. Click the Eyedropper tool anywhere in the document.

    The sampled color appears in all Stroke Color or Fill Color boxes throughout Fireworks.