Adobe InDesign - Manual (Page 618)

Note:
You can change the swatches that appear by default in new documents.
1. Close all open documents.
2. Edit the swatches you want to change in the Swatches panel.
Duplicate a swatch
Duplicating swatches can be useful when you want to create a warmer or cooler variation of an existing color. Note that duplicating a spot color will
result in an additional spot color printing plate.
Do one of the following:
Select a swatch, and choose Duplicate Swatch in the Swatches panel menu.
Select a swatch, and click the New Swatch button at the bottom of the panel.
Drag a swatch to the New Swatch button at the bottom of the panel.
Edit a swatch
You can change individual attributes of a swatch by using the Swatch Options dialog box. Additional options are available when editing mixed ink
swatches and mixed ink groups.
1. In the Swatches panel, select a swatch, and do one of the following:
Double-click the swatch.
Choose Swatch Options in the Swatches panel menu.
2. Adjust settings as desired, and click OK.
Control swatch names
By default, the name of a process color swatch is derived from the values of the color’s components. For example, if you create a red process
color using 10% cyan, 75% magenta, 100% yellow, and 0% black, its swatch will be named C=10 M=75 Y=100 K=0 by default. This makes it
easier to identify the composition of process colors.
By default, the name of a process color swatch automatically updates when you change its CMYK values; you can switch this option off or on for
individual swatches as needed. As with any swatch you define, you can change the name of a process color swatch at any time.
1. Double-click a process color in the Swatches panel.
2. Do one of the following, and click OK:
To let InDesign rename the swatch when you adjust its CMYK percentages, make sure that the Name With Color Value option is
selected.
To rename a swatch when you adjust its CMYK values, make sure that the Name With Color Value option is deselected.
The new swatch is automatically renamed New ColorSwatch (this has a number following it if more than one New ColorSwatch exists)
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