Working with User Palettes

User palettes allow you to save a collection of resources to a predefined location and either share it with other users or use it yourself at a later time.

To Create a User Palette

To add a user palette, follow these steps:

Procedure 

  1. Choose Palettes > My Palettes > New Palette.

  2. Specify the name of the palette.

    When you later save your project, the palette is saved to the location specified by the User Palette Directory General Preference.

  3. Drag resources from the project tree or from the design panel into the user palette.

  4. When you save your project, the custom palette is then saved to the location specified by the User palette directory under the General tab in the Preferences dialog.

To Load a User Palette

Procedure 

  1. Choose Palettes > My Palettes > Reload Palettes.

To Delete a User Palette

Procedure 

  1. Make sure the palette is loaded.

  2. Choose Palettes > My Palettes > Delete Palettes.

    You are prompted for the palette(s) you wish to delete.