Adobe ADBCD17648MC Manuale Utente

USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 8
Painting

If you want the color always to be available, you can add the sampled color to the Color Swatches panel. You can also 
specify the size of the area that the Eyedropper tool samples. For example, you can set the eyedropper to sample the 
average color values of a 5-by-5- or 3-by-3-pixel area under the pointer.

Select the Eyedropper tool 

 in the toolbox.

(Optional) To change the sample size of the eyedropper, choose an option from the Sample Size menu in the 
options bar:

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Point Sample to get the precise value of the pixel you click.

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3 By 3 Average or 5 By 5 Average to get the average value of the specified number of pixels within the area you click.

Do one of the following to choose a color:

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To select a new foreground color from an image, click the desired color in your image. To select a color that appears 
elsewhere on your computer screen, click inside your image and drag away from it.

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To select a new background color from an image, Option-click the color you want.

As you click and drag the Eyedropper tool, the foreground color box changes. 

Release the mouse button to pick the new color.

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Do one of the following:

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To set the foreground and background boxes to black and white, click the Default Colors icon

 

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To switch the colors in the two boxes, click the Switch Colors icon

 

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To change the foreground color, click the topmost color box in the toolbox, and then choose a color from the Color 
Picker.

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To change the background color, click the bottom color box in the toolbox, and then choose a color from the Color 
Picker.