Using the Swatches palette
You use the Swatches palette to control all document colors, gradients, patterns, and tints. You can name and store any of these items for instant access. When a selected object's fill or stroke contains a color, gradient, pattern, or tint applied from the Swatches palette, the applied swatch is highlighted in the Swatches palette. For more information, see Using palettes. ![]() Selecting swatches in the Swatches palette A. Global color B. Spot color C. Show all swatches button D. Show color swatches button E. Show gradient swatches button F. Show pattern swatches button G. New swatch button H. Fill or stroke of None I. Registration swatch (prints on all plates) J. CMYK symbol (when document is open in CMYK mode) K. RGB symbol (when document is open in RGB mode) Displaying the Swatches palette Choose Window > Swatches. Using the Swatches palette menu Click the triangle Changing the display of swatches Choose a view option from the Swatches palette menu: Small Thumbnail View, Large Thumbnail View, or List View. Displaying the name of swatches You can view the name of a swatch in thumbnail view by holding the pointer over that swatch or by choosing List View from the palette menu. Changing the order of swatches Choose a sort option from the Swatches palette menu: Sort by Name to sort swatches alphabetically, or Sort by Kind to sort swatches by swatch type (colors, gradients, and then patterns). You can also drag a swatch to change its location. Shift-click to select multiple adjacent swatches; Control-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) to select nonadjacent swatches. Selecting swatches Do any of the following: Showing and hiding swatches You can view all swatches in the Swatches palette or just a certain type of swatch. To show all swatches, click the Show All Swatches button |