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ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2
User Guide
To create spot-color swatches
1
Select a color using the Color Picker or Color palette, or select an object with the color you want.
2
Do one of the following:
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Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) the New Swatch button in the Swatches palette.
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Ctrl-drag (Windows) or Command-drag (Mac OS) the color from the toolbox or Color palette to the Swatches
palette. Or, if you selected an object, Ctrl-drag (Windows) or Command-drag (Mac OS) the object to the Swatches
palette.
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Select New Swatch from the Swatches palette menu. Select Spot Color for Color Type. Set additional swatch
options (see “Swatch options” on page 192), and click OK.
See also
“About swatches” on page 188
“About spot colors” on page 191
Swatch options
To set swatch options, double-click an existing swatch or select New Swatch from the Swatches palette menu.
Swatch Name
Determines the name of the swatch in the Swatches palette.
Color Type
Determines if the swatch is a process color or spot color.
Global
Creates a global process-color swatch.
Color Mode
Determines the color mode of the swatch.
After you select the color mode you want, you can use the color sliders to adjust the color. If you select a color that
is not web-safe, an alert cube
appears. Click the cube to shift to the closest web-safe color (which is displayed to
the right of the cube). If you select an out-of-gamut color, an alert triangle
appears. Click the triangle to shift to
the closest CMYK equivalent (which is displayed to the right of the triangle).
Preview
Displays color adjustments on any objects to which the swatch is applied.
To change the tint of a color
1
Select a global process color or spot color in the Swatches palette, or select an object to which you’ve applied a
global process color or spot color.
2
In the Color palette, drag the T slider or enter a value in the text box to modify the color’s intensity. The tint range
is from 0% to 100%; the lower the number, the lighter the tint will be.
If you don’t see the T slider, make sure that you have a global process color or spot color selected. If you still don’t see
the T slider, choose Show Options from the Color palette menu.
3
To save the tint as a swatch, drag the color to the Swatches palette, or click the New Swatch button in the Swatches
palette. The tint is saved with the same name as the base color, but with the tint percentage added to the name. For
example, if you saved a color named “Sky Blue” at 50 percent, the swatch name would be “Sky Blue 50%.”
See also
“About spot colors” on page 191
“About process colors” on page 190