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Adobe Illustrator Help
Applying Color
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Choose from the sorting options in the pop-up menu:
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Sort by Name sorts all swatches alphabetically by name.
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Sort by Kind sorts all swatches in ascending order by swatch type: colors, gradients, and
patterns.
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Show Find Field displays a text box in the palette, in which you can type the name of the
swatch you want to find.
Adding, duplicating, and deleting swatches
You can add color swatches to the Swatches palette by dragging and dropping colors on
the palette or by using commands in the Swatches palette. To duplicate swatches, use the
commands in the Swatches palette or drag the swatch onto the New Swatch button.
To add a color to the Swatches palette:
1
In the Color palette, Gradient palette, or the Fill box and Stroke box in the toolbox,
select the color or gradient you want to add to the Swatches palette.
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Do one of the following:
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Click the New Swatch button at the bottom of the Swatches palette.
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Choose New Swatch from the pop-up menu in the Swatches palette. Enter a name in
the Swatch Name text box, choose Process Color or Spot Color from the Color Type
pop-up menu, and click OK.
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Drag the color or gradient to the Swatches palette, positioning the pointer where you
want the new swatch to appear.
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Ctrl-drag (Windows) or Command-drag (Mac OS) a color to the Swatches palette to
create a spot color. You can also press Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac OS) while
clicking the New Swatch button to create a spot color.
To duplicate a swatch in the Swatches palette:
1
Select the swatch you want to duplicate. To select multiple swatches, hold down Ctrl
(Windows) or Command (Mac OS) and click each swatch. To select a range of swatches,
hold down Shift and click to define the range.
2
Do one of the following:
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Choose Duplicate Swatch from the pop-up menu.
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Drag the swatches to the New Swatch button on the bottom of the palette.
To replace a swatch in the Swatches palette:
Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) and drag the color or gradient from the
Color palette, Gradient palette, or the Fill box and Stroke box in the toolbox to the
Swatches palette, highlighting the swatch you want to replace.
Important:
Replacing an existing color, gradient, or pattern in the Swatches palette
globally changes artwork in the file containing that swatch color with the new color,
gradient, or pattern. The only exception is for a process color that does not have the Global
option selected in the Swatch Options dialog box.
