Palettes.CreateFromSelection method - Developer Area

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Palettes.CreateFromSelection method

Creates a color palette from selected shapes

Syntax:

Function CreateFromSelection(ByVal Name As String, Optional ByVal FileName As String, Optional ByVal Overwrite As Boolean = False) As Palette

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
Name	String	Specifies the name of the new palette
FileName	String	Specifies the path and filename for the palette.
Overwrite	Boolean	Specifies whether to overwrite the default palette. If this parameter is set to True, the new palette replaces the default palette. If it is set to False, the new palette coexists with the default palette.

Remarks:

The CreateFromSelection method creates a new custom color palette based on the colors used in a selection of objects.

Examples:

The following VBA example displays the number of colors used in the selection.

Sub Test()
  Dim pal As Palette
  Set pal = Palettes.CreateFromSelection("Selection Colors", _
    Application.UserDataPath & "Palettes\SelectionColors.xml", True)
  MsgBox "The selection uses " & pal.ColorCount & " colors"
  pal.Close
End Sub

Version Information:

CorelDRAW:	X7.4, X7, X7.6, X8, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2019.2, 2020, 2021, 2020.1, 2021.5, 2022-v24, 2022-v24.1, 2022-v24.2, 2023-v24.3, 2023-v24.5, 2024-v25
Corel DESIGNER:	X7, 2017.1, 20.1, 2019.2, 2020.1, 2021.5, 2022-v24, 2022-v24.1, 2022-v24.2, 2023-v24.3, 2023-v24.5, 2024-v25