Adobe Photoshop CS4 - Manual (Page 135)

128 USING PHOTOSHOP CS4
Color fundamentals
Last updated 1/10/2010
Browse themes
An Internet connection is required to browse themes online.
Search themes
1 Select Window > Extensions > Kuler, and then select the Browse panel.
2 Do either of the following:
• In the Search box, enter the name of a theme, tag, or creator.
Note: Use only alphanumerical characters (Aa-Zz, 0-9) in searches.
• Filter the search results by selecting an option from the pop-up menus above the results.
View a theme online on Kuler
1 In the Browse panel, select a theme in the search results.
2 Click the triangle on the right side of the theme and select View Online in Kuler.
Saving frequent searches
1 Select the Custom option in the first pop-up menu in the Browse panel.
2 In the dialog box that opens, enter your search terms and save them.
When you want to run the search, select it from the first pop-up menu.
To delete a saved search, select the Custom option in the pop-up menu. Then clear the searches you want to delete,
and click Save.
Working with themes
You can use the Kuler panel to create or edit themes, and include them in your projects.
Note: In Illustrator, you create and edit themes with the Edit Color/Recolor Artwork dialog box, rather than the Create
panel. For details, see Illustrator Help.
Add a theme to the Swatches panel of your application
1 In the Browse panel, select a theme you want to use.
2 Click the triangle on the right side of the theme and select Add To Swatches Panel.
You can also add a theme from the Create panel by clicking the Add To Swatches button at the bottom of the panel.
Edit a theme
1 In the Browse panel, locate a theme you want to edit and then double-click the theme in the search results. The
theme opens in the Create panel.
2 In the Create panel, edit the theme using the tools at your disposal. For more information, see the Create Panel
Tools topic that follows.
3 Do one of the following:
• Save your theme by clicking the Save Theme button.
• Add the theme to your application’s Swatches panel by clicking the Add To Swatches Panel button at the bottom
of the panel.
• Upload the theme to the Kuler service by clicking the Upload button at the bottom of the panel.