Quick links to procedures on this page:

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To create a custom color palette from scratch
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To add a color to a custom color palette
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To create a color palette from an object
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To create a color palette from a document
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To edit a custom color palette
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To rename a custom color palette
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To delete a custom color palette

Creating and editing custom color palettes

Custom color palettes are collections of colors or color styles that you save. They can include colors or color styles from any color model, including spot colors, or any color palette found in the Palette libraries. You can create a custom palette to store all colors or color styles that you need in a current, or future, project.

It’s easy to share color palettes with others. The custom palettes are accessible from the My palettes folder in the Color Palette Manager.

You can create a custom color palette by choosing individual colors or color styles, or by using the colors in a selected object or an entire document. You can also edit, rename, and delete custom color palettes.

Custom color palettes are saved as XML files and are stored in the My Documents\My Palettes folder.

To create a custom color palette from scratch Back to Top
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Click Window Color palette manager.
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Click the Creates a new empty color palette button .
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Type a filename in the File name box.
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Click Save.
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In the Color palette manager, choose the custom palette that you created.
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Click the Opens the palette editor button .
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In the Palette editor dialog box, click Add color.
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In the Select color dialog box, choose a color, and click Add to palette.

You can also
 
Treat the color as a spot color
In the Selected color area of the Palette editor dialog box, choose Spot from the Treat as list.
Treat the color as a process color
In the Selected color area of the Palette editor dialog box, choose Process from the Treat as list.
Rename a color
Click a color in the color selection area, and type a name in the Name box.

To add a color to a custom color palette Back to Top
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Open a custom color palette.
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Perform a task from the following table.

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Do the following
Add a color from another color palette
Drag a color from an open color palette to the custom palette.
Add a color from an image
On the custom palette, click the Eyedropper button , and click the color that you want to add.
Add multiple colors from an image
On the custom palette, click the Eyedropper button , hold down Ctrl, and click the image until you add the colors that you want.
Add multiple colors from an image or object
Drag an image or object from the drawing window to the custom palette.
Add a color from a color-related dialog box
In the dialog box, click a color swatch, click the arrow next to Add to palette, choose the name of your custom palette from the list, and then click Add to palette.
Add colors from a selection
Select an object or multiple objects. On the custom palette, click the flyout button , and click Add from selection.
Move a color swatch
Drag a color swatch to a new position on the palette.

When dragging most vector objects to the palette, you add all object colors to the palette. When dragging a bitmap, you can specify the number of colors that you want to be added to the palette. If an object includes a fountain fill, texture fill, or pattern fill, only colors that are defined during the fill creation are supported. Colors from PostScript fills are not supported.
To create a color palette from an object Back to Top
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Select an object.
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Click Window Color palettes Create palette from selection.
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Type a filename in the File name box.
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Click Save.
To create a color palette from a document Back to Top
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Click Window Color palettes Create palette from document.
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Type a filename in the File name box.
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Click Save.
To edit a custom color palette Back to Top
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Click Window Color palettes Palette editor.
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Choose a palette from the list box.
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Perform a task from the following table.

To
Do the following
Add a color
Click Add color. In the Select color dialog box, click the Models tab, click a color in the color selection area, and click Add to palette.
Treat a color as a spot color
In the Selected color area of the Palette editor dialog box, choose Spot from the Treat as list.
Treat a color as a process color
In the Selected color area of the Palette editor dialog box, choose Process from the Treat as list.
Change a color
In the color selection area, click a color, and click Edit color. In the Select color dialog box, click the Models tab, and click a new color in the color selection area.
Delete a color
In the color selection area, click a color, and click Delete color.
Sort colors
Click Sort colors, and choose a color sorting method.
Move a color
Drag a color swatch to a new position.
Rename a color
Click a color in the color selection area, and type a name in the Name box.

You can delete multiple colors by holding down Shift or Ctrl, clicking the colors that you want to delete, and clicking Delete color.
If you add a process color to the palette, but treat it as a spot color, the color is changed to spot and the color name is preserved. However, if you choose a spot color with a trademarked name, for example a PANTONE color, and convert it to a process color, the trademarked name is substituted with the color components for that color.
To rename a custom color palette Back to Top
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Click Window Color palette manager.
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From the My Palettes folder, right-click a custom palette, and click Rename.
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Type a new name, and press Enter.
To delete a custom color palette Back to Top
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Click Window Color palette manager.
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From the My Palettes folder, right-click a custom palette, and click Delete.
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