Is there a "color picker" in PowerPoint like in paint programs?

[gottahaveart]

I need to match a new background created in PowerPoint to a color in an image
on that slide. Is there any kind of color picker tool in PowerPoint to do
this?

 

[Lucy Thomson]

Hi

I believe pptextreme (http://www.pptxtreme.com/) do a colour picker add-in.
Personally I use pixie (http://www.nattyware.com/pixie.html) because it's
free and I'm cheap, but it's functionality is pretty limited.

Lucy

 

[gottahaveart]

Thanks Lucy. I'll check them out tomorrow when I get back to working on the
project. I tried making a picture out of the image in PowerPoint, bringing
into my drawing program which has a color picker, then created a matching
background there. I printed it out to see if there was a difference and sure
enough you can see the edges. I guess it depends on how each program handles
color and then yet more differences when they send files to a printer.

 

[Lucy Thomson]

I know, why does colour have to be so complicated? Why does something come
out completely differently on my printer compared to a pro printer compared
to my mac using friends? It drives me potty and whenever I try to read
articles about it I lose concentration *very* quickly. A bit like when I
start reading about numbering in word....

Lucy

 

[Geetesh Bajaj]

What Lucy said -- also Color Picker is not yet compatible with PowerPoint
2007 although it works great in earlier versions of PowerPoint.

 

[John Wilson]

As well as what the others have said we use another freebie which I love
Instant Eyedropper
http://instant-eyedropper.com/
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[Troy @ TLC]

It drives you "potty" ??? Next time we are together you need to bring a
local slang dictionary for me to reference!

 

[Lucy Thomson]

<g>
I grew up in England, lived in Scotland and am now in Australia, so which
set of slang exactly?

Lucy