Opening Palettes

You can open palettes the traditional way, from inside the interface. But you can also open them by dragging palette files from a Windows folder.

How to Open a Palette From Within the Interface

1. Select View > Palettes.

   The Palettes window pane opens.

2. In the local toolbar of the Palettes window pane, click the drop-down containing the name of the current palette .
3. From the list, select the palette that you want to open. The palette opens, displaying the objects contained within it.

How to Open a Palette by Dragging It From Windows

1. Open Windows and navigate to the folder containing your palette file. By default, palette files are stored in your Documents/My Palettes folder.

2. Launch Mimic.

3. Drag the palette file from Windows to the application window and drop it on the title bar in Mimic.

   Note You can also use this method to open any file type that is supported in Mimic.

   Note You can use this method to open linked palettes as well. See Linking to External Palettes.

What's Next?

After you open a palette, you can add objects to it or use objects from the palette in a frame. See Adding Objects to Palettes and Using Objects From Palettes.