Sample Size, Eyedropper tool

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The Eyedropper tool samples the color of an area in an open image or on the desktop. When the mouse button is clicked the color of the area under the pointer is stored as the new foreground color.

The size of the sample area can be set in the tool’s options bar (1). The Point Sample copies the precise color of the pixel beneath ...

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