Replace Color(s)
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From: David Blomstrom on 13 Sep 2006 04:01 I couldn't figure out how to use the Replace Color function in Photoshop, so I checked out Fireworks and was pleased to see it's user friendly in the extreme. The only problem is it doesn't work! First, I opened an image with a .png extension. (It only works on .png images, right?) Then I clicked Window > Find and Replace, opening the little dialog box. The settings are "Search Document," "Find Color" and "Fills & Strokes." There are two colored squares - Find: and Change to:. I used the eyedropper to set the color of Find to the color I want to replace (a light gray). Then I clicked Change to and set it at yellow. Then I click "Replace All," but nothing happens. This is the first time I've used Fireworks, by the way. I've owned Studio MX for a long time but never got around to playing with Fireworks because I already had Photoshop. Thanks. -- www.geobop.org - Family Websites www.invisible-republic.org - Adult political websites (Mature adults only)
From: Linda Rathgeber **Adobe Community Expert** on 13 Sep 2006 09:07 > There are two colored squares - Find: and Change to:. I used the > eyedropper to set the color of Find to the color I want to replace (a > light gray). Then I clicked Change to and set it at yellow. Then I click > "Replace All," but nothing happens. You need to rub the cursor over the color you want to replace. -- Linda Rathgeber [PVII] **Adobe Community Expert-Fireworks** -------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.projectseven.com Fireworks Newsgroup: news://forums.projectseven.com/fireworks/ CSS Newsgroup: news://forums.projectseven.com/css/ Design Aid Kits:http://www.webdevbiz.com/pwf/index.cfm --------------------------------------------------------------
From: David Blomstrom on 13 Sep 2006 09:29 Linda Rathgeber **Adobe Community Expert** wrote: > > >> There are two colored squares - Find: and Change to:. I used the >> eyedropper to set the color of Find to the color I want to replace (a >> light gray). Then I clicked Change to and set it at yellow. Then I >> click "Replace All," but nothing happens. > > You need to rub the cursor over the color you want to replace. > You mean if I want to replace the gray in North America only, I need to place my cursor over North America and hold down the mouse button while I rub it with the cursor? Or I need to place the cursor over the color in the Find box? I tried both without success. Thanks. -- www.geobop.org - Family Websites www.invisible-republic.org - Adult political websites (Mature adults only)
From: Jim Babbage on 13 Sep 2006 10:33 David Blomstrom wrote: > Linda Rathgeber **Adobe Community Expert** wrote: >> >> >>> There are two colored squares - Find: and Change to:. I used the >>> eyedropper to set the color of Find to the color I want to replace (a >>> light gray). Then I clicked Change to and set it at yellow. Then I >>> click "Replace All," but nothing happens. >> >> You need to rub the cursor over the color you want to replace. >> > > You mean if I want to replace the gray in North America only, I need to > place my cursor over North America and hold down the mouse button while > I rub it with the cursor? Or I need to place the cursor over the color > in the Find box? I tried both without success. Thanks. > The Replace Color tool works as Linda describes, and can be used on pngs, gifs, jpegs, etc. I do not think FW MX had the actual tool (although it's been a long time since I used MX so I could be wrong). I've never found it to work all that well or predictably especially with grey, but that could just be me. However, what you described was the Find and Replace Color panel. This panel no longer exists in later versions such as FW8 and probably MX 2004. Its functionality was built into the main Find and Replace dialog box. At any rate, this feature only works for vectors, fonts and paths. Sampling a color from a flattened bitmap (PNG or otherwise) will have no effect on the image. HTH -- Jim Babbage - .:Community MX:. & .:Adobe Community Expert:. Extending Knowledge, Daily http://www.communityMX.com/ CommunityMX - Free Resources: http://www.communitymx.com/free.cfm --- .:Adobe Community Expert for Fireworks:. news://forums.macromedia.com/macromedia.fireworks news://forums.macromedia.com/macromedia.dreamweaver
From: Alex Mariño on 13 Sep 2006 11:13
I've worn out three cursors that way ;) Linda Rathgeber **Adobe Community Expert** wrote: > > You need to rub the cursor over the color you want to replace. > |