Press Command + Option + 1 (macOS) or Ctrl + Alt + 1 (Windows). You can also configure the color selector for left-handed artists. You can easily move the color selector in the document window and resize it to take a closer look at colors. The color selector is available both as a temporal palette that disappears after you pick a color and click in the document window and as a palette that can stay open as long as you need it. You can also enable the Clone Color option from the color selector. When you interact with the Hue Ring or the Saturation/Value triangle in the color selector, the left half of the color swatch displays a preview of the new color and the right half shows the existing color. You can preview a new color before selecting it. The top of the triangle is the highest value (white), and the bottom is the lowest value (black). Dragging or clicking to the left reduces the level of color saturation, producing 'muddier' or grayer colors. Dragging or clicking to the right increases the saturation and produces purer colors within the predominant hue. Saturation levels can be set from left to right. The Options button (4) lets you access useful commands for unpinning the color selector, enabling Clone Color, swapping the main and additional colors, and enabling left-handed mode. The current color (2) is displayed in a round swatch to the left of the Saturation/Value Triangle. The Saturation/Value Triangle (3) lets you specify the intensity of the color as well as, black, white, or shades of gray. Alternatively, use Ctrl D ( Edit ▷ Draw ↓) to permanently draw the text on the image.The Hue Ring (1) lets you choose a color. Use Ctrl B ( Image ▷Overlay ▷ Add Selection… ↓) to create non-destructive text annotations ( see Overlays↑ OverlayDrawStringDemo, TextOverlay macros).20: Hexadecimal Color Values↓ provides instructions on how to define semi-transparent colored backgrounds ( see also DrawTextWithBackground macro) Use Ctrl Y ( Edit ▷Selection ▷ Properties… ↓) to re-adjust font color and size, text justification and to specify a background color for the text selection.Note that menu shortcuts require holding down Ctrl while using the Text Tool ( see Using Keyboard Shortcuts↑) Use Alt to type special unit symbols such as μ ( Alt M) or Å ( Alt Shift A). Use the keyboard to add characters to the text and the backspace key to delete characters.Font style and text alignment is specified in the Fonts widget, activated by double clicking on or by running Edit ▷Options ▷ Fonts…↓ Text is drawn in foreground color ( see Color Picker… ↓).Note the following when using the Text Tool: It creates text ROIs, rectangular selections containing one or more lines of text.

Color selector tool