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The color balance tool modifies the color balance of the active selection
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The Color Balance Tool can be called in the following
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<span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">T</span>ools</span>/
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<span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">C</span>olor
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Tools</span>/<span class="guimenuitem">Color <span class="accel">B</span>alance
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<span class="term">Select range to modify</span>
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Selecting one of these options will restrict the range of colors
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which are changed with the sliders or input boxes for Shadows,
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Midtons and Highlights.
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<span class="term">Modify selected range's color levels</span>
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Sliders and input boxes allow to select colors weights.
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<span class="term">Initialize range</span>
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This button sets color levels of the selected range back to zero.
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<span class="term">Preserve Luminosity</span>
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This option ensures that brightness of the activ layer or
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sélection is maintained.
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<span class="term">Preview</span>
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The Preview checkbox toggles dynamic image updating. If this
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option is on, any change made to the RGB levels are immediately
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seen on the active selection or layer.
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