Adobe Illustrator CC 2015 - Manual (Page 160)

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Color
Last updated 6/5/2015
Import swatches from another document
You can import all swatches or individual swatches from another document.
• To import all swatches from another document, choose Window > Swatch Libraries > Other Library or choose Open
Swatch Library > Other Library from the Swatches panel menu. Select the file from which you want to import
swatches, and click Open. The imported swatches appear in a swatch library panel (not the Swatches panel).
• To import individual swatches from another document, copy and paste objects that use the swatches. The imported
swatches appear in the Swatches panel.
Note: If imported swatches for spot colors or global process colors have the same name but different color values as swatches
already in the document, a swatch conflict occurs. For spot color conflicts, the color values of the existing swatches are
preserved and imported swatches are automatically merged with the existing swatches. For process color conflicts, the
Swatch Conflict dialog box appears, and color values for existing swatches are automatically retained. You can choose “Add
Swatches” to add the swatches by appending a number to the conflicting swatch names or choose “Merge Swatches” to merge
the swatches using the color values of the existing swatches.
Create color swatches
You can create process color, spot color, or gradient color swatches.
More Help topics
Understanding spot and process colors
Gradients
Create a process color swatch
1 Select a color using the Color Picker or Color panel, or select an object with the color you want.
2 Do one of the following:
• Drag the color from the Tools panel or Color panel to the Swatches panel.
• In the Swatches panel, click the New Swatch button or select New Swatch from the panel menu. In the dialog box
that appears, select Global if you want the swatch to be a global color. Set additional swatch options, and click
OK. (See
Swatch options .)
Create gradient swatches
1 Create a gradient using the Gradient panel, or select an object with the gradient you want.
2 Do one of the following:
• Drag the gradient fill from the Fill box in the Tools panel or Color panel to the Swatches panel.
• In the Gradient panel, click the gradient menu (next to the gradient box) and click the Save To Swatches Library
icon .
• In the Swatches panel, click the New Swatch button or select New Swatch from the Swatches panel menu. In the
dialog box that appears, enter a swatch name, and click OK. (See Swatch options .)
Create spot-color swatches
1 Select a color using the Color Picker or Color panel, or select an object with the color you want.