# Picking Segment Color With Mouse

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/picking-segment-color-with-mouse/7454>\
**Category:** Development\
**Tags:** extensions-manager\
**Created:** [July 8, 2019, 2:42am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/picking-segment-color-with-mouse/7454 "2019-07-08T02:42:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Lorensen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lorensen/32/31_2.png) [@Lorensen](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Lorensen)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2019, 2:42am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/picking-segment-color-with-mouse/7454/1 "2019-07-08T02:42:19Z")

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In the Segment Editor is there a way to select a segment color with the mouse? I’m doing voxel editing and currently, I need to find the color in the list, which is not alphabetical by segment name. With over a hundred segments it is hard to scroll through the list and find the color I want.

Bill

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**Author:** ![pieper](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/pieper/32/8_2.png) [@pieper](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/pieper)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2019, 1:09pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/picking-segment-color-with-mouse/7454/2 "2019-07-08T13:09:01Z")

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Hi Bill - one way is to use the Color smudge option in the Paint effect. If you just click without dragging it selects the segment without painting anything.

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**Author:** ![Lorensen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lorensen/32/31_2.png) [@Lorensen](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Lorensen)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2019, 2:03am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/picking-segment-color-with-mouse/7454/3 "2019-07-09T02:03:48Z")

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Thanks Steve,

That’s exactly what I want.

Bill