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# Color Randomizer

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## <mark style="color:blue;">Randomize Colors</mark>

Color randomization is the most commonly used randomize feature on PreQuilt. It's so well loved and used that there's a dedicated button for it on the central Toolbar (![](/files/UA5bgRY07h9zDUyT6BQO))!&#x20;

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## <mark style="color:blue;">Solid Color Randomization</mark>

{% hint style="info" %} <mark style="color:blue;">**TIP:**</mark> If you don't want to change the fabric linked to a Fabric Link, lock it!

To lock a Fabric Link, click on the lock button next to the color tag's edit button.
{% endhint %}

The **Color Randomizer button** (![](/files/pGrhkuLkBvarz1ICUE97)) is a powerful and playful feature in PreQuilt that can help jump start your color palettes. When you click it, PreQuilt will randomly assign solid swatches to all the unlocked color tags.&#x20;

I often use the Color Randomizer as a starting point to find a few randomly assigned Fabric Links that I like and work well together. Then I'll manually change the other color tags until I have a final color palette that I'd like to work with.

1. On the quilt grid's digital design wall, click on the <mark style="color:blue;">**Randomize Colors**</mark> button (![](/files/GiTptouqpx3A5XqPumQP)) on the Toolbar.&#x20;
2. Once you find a color swatch that you like for a Fabric Link that you don't want to change, lock it by clicking on the padlock button (<img src="/files/VIcOq7S1jppPYglKv9wA" alt="" data-size="line">) to the left of the Fabric Link's edit button.
3. Continue clicking on the <mark style="color:blue;">**Randomize Colors**</mark> button (and locking and unlocking Fabric Links) until you find a color palette that you want to proceed to construction with.
4. Don't forget to periodically click on the <mark style="color:blue;">**Save**</mark> button (<img src="/files/55yCrvytlKCyUUebvqT5" alt="" data-size="line">) to save your quilt.

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