Here’s a really cool one that I always forget how to do! (Maybe writing about it will help me remember!) See a color on your screen that you just love and want to use it in a layout? Use Photoshop or Elements to grab it.

Here’s how:

With Photoshop or Elements open, create a new document of any size – I usually make a small little box of 1″ x 1″.
Resize your Photoshop or Elements window by clicking on the Restore Down button on the upper right of the window:

REstore_down

Drag your window around until you see the color you want to grab (You can drag the edges of the window to make it smaller or bigger).

In Photoshop or Elements, hit the “I” key to select the Eyedropper tool.

Eyedropper

Click inside your blank document and hold. Now drag the mouse around the screen – any color that is below the mouse will automatically be filled as your foreground color! Drag the mouse over the color you want – now you’ve got your color!

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Stan – The DaddyKitty