To Import a Saved Palette

  1. On the ribbon, click Raster Tools tab Edit panel Process Image drop-down menu Palette Manager.

    The Palette Manager dialog box is displayed.

  2. To display the Import Palette dialog box, click Palette menuImport.
    Note: Grayscale images must be converted to color before you can import a palette. For more information, see Converting Grayscale Images to Paletted Images.
  3. Navigate to the folder where the palette is located using one of the following methods:
    • Choose the drive and folder using standard Windows navigation procedures.
    • Choose a location from the Places List on the left side of the dialog box to navigate directly to the Documents, Desktop, or Favorites folder.
    • In the Files Of Type box, choose the file format of the palette you want to import.
    Note: If more than one kind of file with the same name is present in the folder, do not enter in a filename with no extension.
  4. From the list of palettes, select the palette you want to import. The selected palette is listed in the File Name box. Alternatively, click the Favorites button to choose a shortcut to palette in a local or network location, or on the Internet.
  5. To change the way AutoCAD Raster Design toolset applies the new palette to the image, select one of the following options in the Palette Application section:
    • Substitute to replace the current palette with the imported palette.
    • Match to replace the current palette with the imported palette by re-mapping the indexed colors to the closest colors in the imported palette.
    • Dither to replace the current palette with the imported palette by remapping the indexed colors to the closest colors in the imported palette.
  6. To view information about a palette, such as the palette title, before you insert it, click Views Information.
  7. To display a preview of the palette, click Views Preview.
  8. Click Open to import the palette file and return to the Palette Manager dialog box.