Replace Color(s)

I couldn't figure out how to use the Replace Color function
in
Photoshop, so I checked out Fireworks and was pleased to see
it's user
friendly in the extreme. The only problem is it doesn't work!
First, I opened an image with a .png extension. (It only
works on .png
images, right?) Then I clicked Window > Find and Replace,
opening the
little dialog box. The settings are "Search Document," "Find
Color" and
"Fills & Strokes."
There are two colored squares - Find: and Change to:. I used
the
eyedropper to set the color of Find to the color I want to
replace (a
light gray). Then I clicked Change to and set it at yellow.
Then I click
"Replace All," but nothing happens.
This is the first time I've used Fireworks, by the way. I've
owned
Studio MX for a long time but never got around to playing
with Fireworks
because I already had Photoshop. Thanks.
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David Blomstrom wrote:
> Linda Rathgeber **Adobe Community Expert** wrote:
>>
>>
>>> There are two colored squares - Find: and Change
to:. I used the
>>> eyedropper to set the color of Find to the color
I want to replace (a
>>> light gray). Then I clicked Change to and set it
at yellow. Then I
>>> click "Replace All," but nothing happens.
>>
>> You need to rub the cursor over the color you want
to replace.
>>
>
> You mean if I want to replace the gray in North America
only, I need to
> place my cursor over North America and hold down the
mouse button while
> I rub it with the cursor? Or I need to place the cursor
over the color
> in the Find box? I tried both without success. Thanks.
>
The Replace Color tool works as Linda describes, and can be
used on
pngs, gifs, jpegs, etc. I do not think FW MX had the actual
tool
(although it's been a long time since I used MX so I could be
wrong).
I've never found it to work all that well or predictably
especially with
grey, but that could just be me.
However, what you described was the Find and Replace Color
panel. This
panel no longer exists in later versions such as FW8 and
probably MX
2004. Its functionality was built into the main Find and
Replace dialog box.
At any rate, this feature only works for vectors, fonts and
paths.
Sampling a color from a flattened bitmap (PNG or otherwise)
will have no
effect on the image.
HTH
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