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Editing swatches
You can change individual attributes of a swatch by using the Swatch Options dialog box.
To edit a swatch:
1 In the Swatches palette, select a swatch, and do one of the following:
Double-click the swatch.
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Choose Swatch Options in the Swatches palette menu.
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2 Adjust settings as desired, and click OK.
Naming process colors after their values
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 percent cyan, 75
percent magenta, 100 percent yellow, and 0 percent 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.
To switch automatic process swatch naming on or off:
1 Double-click a process color in the Swatches palette.
2 Do one of the following, and click OK:
To let InDesign rename the swatch when you adjust its CMYK percentages, make sure
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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
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Color Value option is deselected.
Note: The new swatch is automatically renamed New Color Swatch (this has a number
following it if more than one New Color Swatch exists) when this option is deselected.
You can change this name manually. (See
Changing the swatch size
You can change the size of the swatches in the Swatches palette. Making the swatches
smaller saves space on your monitor.
To modify the swatch display:
In the Swatches palette, choose one of the following display options in the palette menu:
Name displays a small swatch next to the name of the swatch. The icons to the right of
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the name show the color model (CMYK, RGB, and so on), and whether the color is a spot
color, process color, registration color, or none.
Small Name displays compacted swatch palette rows.
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Small Swatch or Large Swatch displays only the swatch. A triangle with a dot in the
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corner of the swatch indicates that the color is a spot color. A triangle without a dot
indicates a process color.
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