Using the Info palette

The Info palette provides feedback as you use a tool. Make sure the Info palette is visible in your work area if you want to view information while dragging in the image.

To use the Info palette:

1. Display the Info palette by clicking its tab if it's in the palette well. If the Info palette isn't showing in the palette well or the work area, choose Window > Info to display the palette.
2. Select the desired tool.
3. Move the pointer in the image, or drag in the image to use the tool. The following information may appear, depending on which tool you're using:



The numeric values for the color beneath the pointer.



The x- and y-coordinates of the pointer.



The width (W) and height (H) of a marquee or shape as you drag, or the width and height of an active selection.



The x- and y-coordinates of your starting position (when you click in the image).



The change in position along the x-coordinate, X, and y-coordinate, Y, as you move a selection, layer, or shape.



The angle (A) of a line or gradient; the change in angle as you move a selection, layer, or shape; or the angle of rotation during a transformation. The change in distance (D) as you move a selection, layer, or shape.



The percentage of change in width (W) and height (H) as you scale a selection, layer, or shape.



The angle of horizontal skew (H) or vertical skew (V) as you skew a selection, layer, or shape.

To change the mode of color values displayed in the Info palette:

Do one of the following:

• Click an eyedropper icon in the Info palette, and choose a color mode from the pop-up menu.
• Choose Palette Options from the Info palette menu. Choose a color mode for First Color Readout and/or Second Color Readout, and click OK.

Actual Color displays values in the current color mode of the image; Grayscale displays the grayscale values beneath the pointer; RGB Color displays the RGB values beneath the pointer; Web Color displays the hexadecimal code for the RGB values beneath the pointer; and HSB Color displays the HSB values beneath the pointer. (See About image modes for more information.)

To change the unit of measurement displayed in the Info palette:

Do one of the following:

• Click the cross-hair icon in the Info palette, and choose a unit of measurement from the pop-up menu.
• Choose Palette Options from the Info palette menu. Choose a unit of measurement from the Ruler Units pop-up menu, and click OK.