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In the Color palette, Shift-click the color bar at the bottom of the palette.
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In the New Color Swatch or Swatch Options dialog box, Shift-click the color box.
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In the New Gradient or Gradient Options dialog box, select a gradient stop, make sure
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that RGB, LAB, or CMYK is selected in the Stop Color menu, and then Shift-click the
color box.
Applying colors by dragging and dropping
An easy way to apply colors or gradients is to drag them from a color source to an object
or palette. Dragging and dropping lets you apply colors or gradients to objects without
first selecting the objects. You can drag the following:
The fill or stroke boxes in the toolbox or a palette.
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The gradient box in the Gradient palette.
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Swatches from the Swatches palette.
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The last-used color swatch located next to the out-of-gamut icon
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You can drop colors or gradients on the following objects and palettes:
The fill or stroke of a path. To drop color on a fill or stroke, position the center of the drag
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icon precisely over the path's fill or stroke while you drag a color, and then release the
mouse button.
The Swatches palette.
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If you drag one or more Swatches palette swatches, or the color swatch next to an out-of-
gamut icon, you can drop them into another InDesign document window, which adds the
swatches to that document's Swatches palette.
About tints
A tint is a screened (lighter) version of a color. Tinting is an economical way to make
additional spot color variations without having to pay for additional spot color inks. Tinting
is also a quick way to create lighter versions of process colors, although it doesn't reduce
the cost of printing process colors. As with non-tinted colors, it's best to name and store
tints in the Swatches palette so that you can easily edit all instances of that tint in
your document.
Spot color and tints
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