PowerPoint Eyedropper tool should be available when creating a customized palette.
The eyedropper is not available in the Master View.
Not all templates are made based on Corprate PMS colors. Often I need to pull a color from a background, stock photo or client supplied art (or any other non-vector source).
I can see no reason to eliminate that ability during a crucial step in template design.
Jill Gardner
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11 comments
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David Benaim commented
It can, but you need someone to tell you how! CLick & hold
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Dylan
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you can
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Anonymous
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That holding trick/bug is awesome! Thanks! Still, an embarrassment for Microsoft.
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Jim Zarifis
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@Robin - I've used PowerPoint for years and never knew that holding the mouse button down would allow you to go beyond the PowerPoint window to select a color. Thanks for the tip!
Microsoft - looks like some indication is needed to tell the user that holding the mouse button down with the eyedropper allows you to select a color from anywhere on the screen.
Everyone: Suggestions on how to implement? Maybe a tooltip when you hover over the eyedropper?
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Jacquie DeVita
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This goes in the "how....? Why...was this missed?" category.
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Chris Cochrun
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YES! 100% YES! Eyedropper should be available in all places where you pick colors. That way we can for sure grab the colors we'd like.
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Ute
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While you can pick up any color in editing view, I strongly support the second idea in this suggestion: Yes, please, let us use the eyedropper when creating a palette of Design Colors. This would make the work of template designers a lot easier.
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Robin
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Actually, you can pick up from anywhere on the screen. Once you have the eyedropper selected, click and drag beyond PPT to choose a color from anywhere on the screen! I agree with your comment on making the eyedropper accessible for color palette creation, though!
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[Deleted User]
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+1 ! Definitely annoying to waste time coding in XML because we do not get the eyedropper to create a custom color palette !
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emilia
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I wish eyedropper can pick up the color from anywhere on a screen and also being available when creating custom color palette
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Francine Champagne
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Typing in RGB numbers from an eyedropper sampling done in Photoshop is passé in 2016.
EXCEPT:
When i need it the most?
When working on the master set-up.
Duh.
