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Coldbby
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December 18, 2019
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How Can I Assign a Shortcut For Working with Live Paint?

  • December 18, 2019
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Hi community. Is there any shortcut when I want to change the current color from the color group in Illustrator? When I working with Live Paint, I want to change the current color quickly (previous color [keyboard shortcut 1] / next color [keyboard shortcut 2]). Is that possible with keyboard shortcuts? Thank you for your answer in advance.

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ColdbbyAuthor
Inspiring
December 20, 2019

Thank you all for your helpful answers. I just wanted to take my chances. 🙂

Theresa J
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Theresa JCommunity Expert
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December 19, 2019

First add the swatches to the swatches panel in the document. If they are in a Library you can add them with a right click or control click on the theme in the Library. I like to delete all of the default swatches before I do this.

Now you can navigate through the swatches left to right with the left and right arrows on your keyboard. If you want to jump to a a different swatch group, use the up or down arrows.

    tonyharmer
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    tonyharmerCommunity Expert
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    December 18, 2019

    Hey. This should be possible with a combination of graphic styles and actions. 🙂

     

      Kurt Gold
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      Kurt GoldCommunity Expert
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      December 18, 2019

      That would be pretty adventurous in case one is dealing with more than - let's assume - 10 colour swatches. 😉

        tonyharmer
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        tonyharmerCommunity Expert
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        December 19, 2019

        Agreed! But if you were working with a handful, like 5 or so, then it could be workable.

          Kurt Gold
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          Kurt GoldCommunity Expert
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          December 18, 2019

          Perhaps this is not exactly what you are looking for, but if you turn on the Cursor Swatch Preview option in the Live Paint Bucket Options dialog you can navigate and select colour swatches by using the arrow keys (left, right) on your keyboard.

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            ColdbbyAuthor
            Inspiring
            December 18, 2019

            Hi Kurt_Gold. Thank you very much for your answer. When I do this, Illustrator brings me colors from main "Swatches" panel. But I need to choose colors from my own color panel that I have been created. Can I do some changes for it? Thank you again.

            Kurt Gold
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            Kurt GoldCommunity Expert
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            December 18, 2019

            Yes, toggle the colour groups by using the up and down arrow keys, then left and right arrow keys.

             

            Or are you talking about separate colour libraries that are not part of the main Swatches palette?

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