InDesign

Import swatches

You can import colors and gradients from other documents, adding either all or some of the swatches to the Swatches panel. You can load swatches from InDesign files (.indd), InDesign templates (.indt), Illustrator files (.ai or .eps), and Adobe Swatch Exchange files (.ase) created by InDesign, Illustrator, or Photoshop. Adobe Swatch Exchange files contain swatches saved in the Adobe Swatch Exchange format.

InDesign also includes color libraries from other color systems, such as the PANTONE Process Color System®.

Note: Spot colors used by imported EPS, PDF, TIFF, and Adobe Photoshop (PSD) files are also added to the Swatches panel.

Import selected swatches from a file

  1. Choose New Color Swatch from the Swatches panel menu.
  2. Choose Other Library from the Color Mode list, and then select the file from which you want to import swatches.
  3. Click Open (Windows) or Choose (Mac OS).
  4. Select the swatches you want import.
  5. Click OK.

Import all swatches from a file

  1. From the Swatches panel menu, choose Load Swatches.
  2. Double-click an InDesign document.