InDesign

Customize swatch display

You can control the size of swatches and whether the name displays with the swatch.

  1. In the Swatches panel menu, choose one of the following:
    • Name displays a small swatch next to the name of the swatch. The icons to the right of 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 panel rows.

    • Small Swatch or Large Swatch displays only the swatch. A triangle with a dot in the corner of the swatch indicates that the color is a spot color. A triangle without a dot indicates a process color.

  2. To set what type of swatches display, click one of the following buttons at the bottom of the Swatches panel:
    • Show All Swatches  displays all color, tint, and gradient swatches.

    • Show Color Swatches  displays only process color, spot color, mixed ink color, and tint swatches.

    • Show Gradient Swatches  displays only gradient swatches.

Note: The None swatch is always displayed regardless of which button you click.