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ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2
User Guide
To create gradient swatches
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Create a gradient using the Gradient palette, or select an object with the gradient you want.
2
Do one of the following:
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Click the New Swatches button in the Swatches palette.
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Drag the gradient from the toolbox or Color palette to the Swatches palette. Or, if you selected an object, drag the
object to the Swatches palette.
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Select New Swatch from the Swatches palette menu. Enter a swatch name, and click OK.
See also
“About the Gradient palette” on page 251
“To create or modify gradients” on page 252
Managing swatches
To duplicate swatches
1
Select one or more swatches that you want to duplicate.
2
Do one of the following:
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Select Duplicate Swatch from the Swatches palette menu.
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Drag the swatches to the New Swatch button in the Swatches palette.
See also
“To use the Swatches palette” on page 189
To replace, merge, or delete swatches
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To replace a swatch, hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) and drag the color or gradient from the Color
palette, Gradient palette, an object, or the toolbox to the Swatches palette, highlighting the swatch you want to
replace.
Replacing an existing color, gradient, or pattern in the Swatches palette globally changes objects 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.
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To merge multiple swatches, select two or more swatches, and select Merge Swatches from the Swatches palette
menu. The first selected swatch name and color value replaces all other selected swatches.
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To delete a swatch, select one or more swatches. Select Delete Swatch from the palette menu, click the Delete
Swatch button, or drag the selected swatches to the Delete Swatch button.
When you delete a spot-color or global process-color swatch (or a pattern or gradient containing a spot or global
process color), all objects painted with those colors are converted to the non-global process color equivalent.
See also
“To use the Swatches palette” on page 189