Customize Tool Palettes

Keyboard: CUSTOMIZE

Allows you to create groups of palettes, set the current tool palette group, and import and export tool palette files. This dialog box opens when you right-click the title of the Tool Palettes pane and choose Customize Palettes.

The Tool Palettes pane displays one group of palettes at a time. If you organize palettes into groups, you can switch the palettes that display on the Tool Palettes pane by simply making a group current. If you dont create palette groups, all palettes display on the pane.

DIALOG BOX OPTIONS

Palettes Displays a list of all palettes. Drag a palette to the Palette Groups list on the right to add it to that group. Right-click a palette and choose from the following:

  • Rename Renames the palette. Enter a new name, then press Enter.
  • Delete Removes the palette from the list.
  • New Palette Creates a new palette.
  • Export Saves the palette as an .xtp file.
  • Import Loads an .xtp file that contains palettes.

Palette Groups Displays a list of all palette groups. To create a new group, right-click the list (even if it is empty) and choose New Group. Right-click an existing group and choose from the following:

  • Rename Renames the group. Enter a new name, then press Enter.
  • Delete Removes the group and its palettes from the list.
  • Set Current Sets the group as current, which makes the groups palettes display in the Tool Palettes pane.
  • New Group Creates a new group.
  • Export Saves the palette group as an .xpg file.
  • Export All Saves all palette groups as an .xpg file.
  • Import Loads an .xpg file that contains palette groups.
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