Change the tint of a color, Create gradient swatches, Managing swatches – Adobe Illustrator CS3 User Manual
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the right of the cube). If you select an out-of-gamut color, an alert triangle
appears. Click the triangle to shift to
the closest CMYK equivalent (which is displayed to the right of the triangle).
Preview
Displays color adjustments on any objects to which the swatch is applied.
Change the tint of a color
1
Select a global process color or spot color in the Swatches panel, or select an object to which you’ve applied a global
process color or spot color.
2
In the Color panel, drag the T slider or enter a value in the text box to modify the color’s intensity. The tint range
is from 0% to 100%; the lower the number, the lighter the tint will be.
If you don’t see the T slider, make sure that you have a global process color or spot color selected. If you still don’t see
the T slider, choose Show Options from the Color panel menu.
3
To save the tint as a swatch, drag the color to the Swatches panel, or click the New Swatch button in the Swatches
panel. The tint is saved with the same name as the base color, but with the tint percentage added to the name. For
example, if you saved a color named “Sky Blue” at 50 percent, the swatch name would be “Sky Blue 50%.”
See also
“About spot colors” on page 97
“About process colors” on page 98
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 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 Swatches panel menu. In the
dialog box that appears, enter a swatch name, and click
OK. (See “Swatch options” on page 106.)
See also
“Gradient panel overview” on page 182
“Create or modify gradients” on page 182
Managing swatches
Duplicate swatches
1
Select one or more swatches that you want to duplicate.
2
Do one of the following:
•
Select Duplicate Swatch from the Swatches panel menu.
•
Drag the swatches to the New Swatch button in the Swatches panel.