While working in the Stage view, you can use the Dropper tool to pick a colour from your drawing without going to the Colour view. When picking a colour with the dropper, the colour is not added to the swatch list. It becomes the current colour.
How to select a single colour in a drawing
- Do one of the following:In the Tools toolbar, select the Dropper
tool.Select Tools > Dropper.Press Alt + D.
- In the Stage view, click the desired colour.
How to select a composite colour
- Do one of the following:In the Tools toolbar, select the Dropper tool.Select Tools > Dropper.Press Alt + D.
When enabled, the dropper picks the RGBA values of all the layers combined. When disabled, the dropper picks the RGBA value from just one layer at a time.
- In the Tool Properties view, click the Sample All Layers
button.
- In the Stage view, position the dropper tip over overlapping strokes and click to select the colour.
The new colour is displayed in the Colour view and becomes the current colour.
How to select colours with or without transparency
- Do one of the following:In the Tools toolbar, select the Dropper tool.Select Tools > Dropper.Press Alt + D.
- In the Tool Properties view, do one of the following:
| ‣ | Click the Do Not Pick Transparency  button to select colours at 100% opacity, ignoring the alpha value. |
| ‣ | Do not click the Do Not Pick Transparency button to select colours and retain the alpha value of the stroke. |
- In the Stage view, position the dropper tip over a stroke and click to select the colour.
The new colour is displayed in the Colour view and becomes the current colour.