Using the Palette Well
Another place to put palettes that you use all the time is in the Palette Well on the Options bar. By default, the Brushes, Tool Presets, and Comps palettes are docked in the Palette Well, as shown in Figure 2-6.
Figure 2-6: When you launch Photoshop for the first time, three palettes are docked in the Palette Well.
Tip | If you don’t see the Palette Well in the upper-right corner of the Photoshop program window, your monitor’s resolution may be the culprit. If your monitor resolution is set to 800 x 600 or less, the Palette Well — and other parts of the program window — are hidden. Raise your monitor resolution to see the entire program window. |
You can use the Palette Well to store palettes that you use frequently but want out of the way. To access a palette docked in the Palette Well, simply click the palette’s tab and the palette opens. Removing and adding palettes to the Palette Well works just like removing and adding palettes from palette groups (see the “Making Custom Palette Groups” section). Drag the tab of the palette that you want to remove out of the Palette Well. To add a palette, drag the palette’s tab over the Palette Well.