Save a set of swatches as a library, Return to the default library of swatches, Share swatches between applications – Adobe Photoshop CS4 User Manual
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USING PHOTOSHOP CS4
Color fundamentals
Last updated 1/10/2010
Name of a color library
Loads a specific color system listed in the lower part of the Swatches panel menu. You can
either replace or append the current set of colors with the library you’re loading.
Save a set of swatches as a library
1
Choose Save Swatches from the Swatches panel menu.
2
Choose a location for the swatch library, enter a file name, and click Save.
You can save the library anywhere. However, if you place the library file in the Presets/Swatches folder in the default
presets location, the library name will appear at the bottom of the Swatches panel menu after you restart the
application.
Return to the default library of swatches
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Choose Reset Swatches from the Swatches panel menu. You can either replace or append the current set of colors
with the default swatch library.
Share swatches between applications
You can share the solid swatches you create in Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign by saving a swatch library for
exchange. The colors appear exactly the same across applications as long as your color settings are synchronized.
1
In the Swatches panel, create the process and spot-color swatches you want to share, and remove any swatches you
don’t want to share.
Note: You cannot share the following types of swatches between applications: patterns, gradients, and the Registration
swatch from Illustrator or InDesign; and book color references, HSB, XYZ, duotone, monitorRGB, opacity, total ink, and
webRGB swatches from Photoshop. These types of swatches are automatically excluded when you save swatches for
exchange.
2
Select Save Swatches For Exchange from the Swatches panel menu, and save the swatch libraries in an easily
accessible location.
3
Load the swatch library into the Swatches panel for Photoshop, Illustrator, or InDesign.
Kuler panel
About the Kuler panel
The Kuler™ panel is your portal to groups of colors, or themes, created by an online community of designers. You can
use it to browse thousands of themes on Kuler™, and then download some to edit or to include in your own projects.
You can also use the Kuler panel to create and save themes, and then share them with the Kuler community by
uploading them.
The Kuler panel is available in Adobe Photoshop® CS4, Adobe Flash® Professional CS4, Adobe InDesign® CS4, Adobe
Illustrator® CS4, and Adobe Fireworks® CS4. The panel is not available in the French versions of these products.
For a video on the Kuler panel, see
For an article on Kuler and color inspiration, see Veerle Pieters' blog at
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