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                    Select a color in the Color panel
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                <div><ol><li><span>To edit the foreground or background
color, make sure that its color selection box is active (outlined
in black) in the Color panel. To make the foreground or background
color selection box active, click the box. </span></li>
<li><span>Do one of the following:</span><ul><li><p>Drag
the color sliders. By default, the slider colors change as you drag.
You can turn off this feature to improve performance by deselecting
Dynamic Color Sliders in the General section of the Preferences
dialog box.</p>
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<li><p>Enter values next to the color sliders. </p>
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<li><p>Click the color selection box, choose a color using
the color picker and click&#160;OK.</p>
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<li><p>Position the pointer over the color ramp (the pointer
becomes the eyedropper), and click to sample a color. Alt-click
to apply the sample to the non-active color selection box.</p>
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