Adobe InDesign CS3 - Manual (Page 432)

INDESIGN CS3
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Copy swatches between InDesign documents
You can copy or drag a swatch (or objects with a swatch applied) from one document to another. When you do so,
the swatch is added to the destination document’s Swatches panel. If you want to copy the swatch’s tints and gradients
as well, you need to copy the original object, not just the swatch.
❖ Do one of the following:
• Copy an object into the current document using drag-and-drop or copy-and-paste.
• Select the swatches you want to copy and drag them from the Swatches panel to the document window of another
InDesign document.
Note: If you drag a swatch that has an identical name as an existing swatch (including capitalization) but has different
color values, InDesign renames the swatch “[original swatch name] 2.”
Load swatches from predefined custom color libraries
You can select from a range of color libraries—including the PANTONE Process Color System, Toyo™ Ink Electronic
Color Finder™ 1050, the Focoltone® color system, the Trumatch™ color swatch system, the DIC Process Color Note,
and libraries created especially for web use. Before using swatches from a color matching system, consult with your
prepress service providers to determine which ones they support.
1 Choose New Color Swatch from the Swatches panel menu.
2 Do one of the following:
• Choose the library file from the Color Mode list.
• Choose Other Library from the Color Mode list, locate the library file, and then click Open (Windows) or Choose
(Mac OS).
3 Select one or more swatches from the library, and click Add. (To exit the dialog box without adding swatches,
click OK.)
4 When you are done adding swatches, click Done.
Color libraries installed with InDesign
InDesign installs color libraries for the color matching systems described below. You can install additional color
libraries and load swatches from them in InDesign.
DIC Color Provides 1280 CMYK spot colors from the DIC Process Color Note. Colors may be matched against the
DIC Color Guide, published by Dainippon Ink & Chemicals, Inc. For more information, contact Dainippon Ink &
Chemicals, Inc., in Tokyo, Japan.
Focoltone Consists of 763 CMYK colors. You can use Focoltone colors to help avoid prepress trapping and regis-
tration problems by viewing the Focoltone charts that show the overprints that make up the colors.
A swatch book with specifications for process and spot colors, overprint charts, and a chip book for marking up
layouts are available from Focoltone. For more information, contact Focoltone International, Ltd., in Stafford, United
Kingdom.
HKS Use when your job specifies colors from the HKS color system, which is used in Europe.
PANTONE® PANTONE® Colors are the worldwide standards for spot color reproduction. In 2000, a major revision
was made to the PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM® Color guides. 147 new solid colors and seven additional
metallic colors have been added to the System to now include a total of 1,114 colors. PANTONE Color guides and