Creating a swatch image

Important

The Create Swatch Image and Copy Swatch Image items are only available if the Preview Image extension is installed and enabled.

If you have created palettes that you wish to distribute to other users, it can be helpful to have some form of swatch image which displays the contents of the palette. Colour Palette Editor includes an optional extension that can generate preview images using a variety of options.

To create a swatch image

From the Palette menu, select Create Swatch Image
Using the Options tab, specify the number of rows and columns the preview image will use
Optionally, set any custom margins between the edges of the image and the preview content
Optionally, set the spacing between colour swatches in the preview
Optionally, select a background colour
Using the Swatch tab, you can set the size of the colour swatches
Optionally, you can configure a border to be drawn around each swatch
Using the Title tab, you can specify a title to display in the image, along with various style, alignment and colour options
Using the Labels tab, you can configure if swatch labels are displayed, along with various style, alignment and colour options
Using the Options tab, enter the file name of the preview image (the image format will be automatically determined from the filenames extension)
Click OK to generate the preview image