Step 1. Click on your Color Panel Icon Panel Manager or go to Windows/Panel Manager.

This should make your Color Panel jump into place on the left.

 Click on the little black triangle on the right of the Gradients tab and you will see there is a comprehensive list that we will cover. In a way this works very much like PhotoShop or PaintShop Pro for that matter.

So here is what we are going to do.

I will walk you through clearing the default gradients (don't worry you haven't lost them) making a multi and a two colour gradient, then saving, loading, appending your ugl in the Color Panel.

Step 2. Click on the little black triangle on the right of the Gradients tab and then Clear Gradients.

This will give you a Clear Palette to make your colour scheme.

Step 3. Click on the Bucket Fill icon  and then on the Color Tab.

Click on the little white triangle on Mode: then select Multiple-color.  

Right-Click on a color and change the color nodes like you do in the Palette Ramp Editor.

Step 4. Once you have changed the colors so that they go with the kit color scheme that you are making and are happy with the way it looks, then it is time to click on the little white + (plus) sign near the gradient color square under the Mode button.

Give your Gradient a name in the pop up and then Click OK!

Make some more  Two Color or Multi Gradients.

Click on your Gradient tab and you will see that the Gradients that you have been making have just jumped right in there.............wonderful!

Step 4.  If you want to Edit a Two-Color Gradient just select the Gradient then the drop down Menu list and select Edit Gradient/Two-Color.

Play with the R. G. B. boxes or just click on the color and change it. You can also re-name your Gradient.

Step 5.  To add your new Multi-Gradient to the Palette Ramp Editor first choose one of the Gradient Fill tools under the Bucket Fill Tool.

Now select your Multi Gradient in the Color Panel and also select Multiple-color in the drop down mode menu then with just one click on the color window the Palette Ramp Editor will pop up.

Click on Add

then OK.

Your new gradient is now also added to the Palette Ramp Editor.

Colourful Text

Here is another neat one click trick.

Open a new image and type your name.

Click on your Text tool again.

Click on the Color Tab and select Multiple Gradients from the Mode drop down list.

 Now click on the Gradients Tab and just click on any of your Multi or Two-Color gradients and your text will change to that color.

Click on the Color Tab again and select Two-Color from the Mode drop down list.

If you want the left hand color to change the click on it in the Color Tab view, if you want the right hand color to change the click on it in the Color Tab view.

Click on your Swatches Tab, click on any of your Swatches and depending if you have the left or right color highlighted in the Two-color mode in the Color Tab will change.

Have Fun!

Time to save your new Color Scheme.

Click on the little black triangle again then select Save Gradients.

Navigate to the Ulead Systems/ColorPanel (for Versions below PIX 3) or Corel/PIX 3/ColorPanel folder, give your gradient .ugl file a name then click OK.

I like to save all my stuff to "My PhotoImpact Files" that way I always know were I put stuff!!

Step 1. Click on your fill tool again, then select Two- Color in the Mode drop down list then Right-click on one of the colors and then on add color to swatches. Give it a name in the pop out box, Click OK.

Click on your Swatches tab and there are the colors you have add!

You can also Right Click on one of the colors and Apply to either the Foreground or Background.

Time to click on the little black triangle and save your swatches to either the ColorPanel folders or to a folder you have made in "My PhotoImpact Files".

It is now up to you to play with the rest of the things you can do in the menu drop down list under the little black triangle.

If you have save your Gradients and swatches then you should have ago at clearing them, then load them and append the Default .ugl or .usl from the ColorPanel folder for your Version on PhotoImpact.

Hope you all had fun.