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Introduction

This is what we'll tidy up in this episode: a clean swatches panel with color groups, no unused swatches, and a saved swatch palette for the team to use in other documents. Let's get started. Hello, welcome back to the Complete Adobe InDesign Series from Cerdas Inovasi Digital. A cluttered swatches panel slows down work and is prone to color errors when printed. This episode covers how to tidy up and share swatches.

Step 1: Messy Swatches

Open the poster file you've already worked on. The swatches panel contains built-in swatches and the ones we've created, some of which are never used at all.

Step 2: Select All Unused | :

Open the swatches panel menu and select 'Unused Swatches'. All unused swatches in the selected document. Click the trash icon to delete them all at once.

Step 3: Delete Used Swatches :

If you delete a swatch that's currently in use, InDesign asks for a replacement. Select the definite swatch and then choose the replacement color. All objects that were previously using the old color automatically switch to the new color, so no object loses its color.

Step 4 Color Group

Select the midnight blue, orange, and light cream swatches using click and drag. Click the 'New Color Group' icon below the panel and name it 'Brand Acoustic'. These three swatches are now organized in one folder.

Step 5: Save ASE Palette

With the group selected, open the panel menu and choose 'Save Swatches'. Save as an AC file, Adobe Swatch Exchange. This file can be opened in Illustrator and Photoshop as well, so the entire team can use the same colors.

Step 6: Load Swatches :

In another document, open the swatches panel menu and choose 'Load Swatches' and select the AC file we just saved. The brand swatch palette is immediately available without having to recreate CMYK values. Done.

Done! :

We've already removed the unused swatches. Replacing swatches when deleting, creating a color group, saving the palette as an AC file, and loading it in another document. In the next module, we'll move on to print pages and automatic page numbering. Need a layout design for a magazine, book, brochure, product catalog, company profile, or annual report? Cerdas Inovasi Digital provides layout and print design services, as well as InDesign courses from beginner to advanced. Want to master the entire series, 104 episodes from the interface to magazine and book projects? All episodes, complete with step-by-step PDF guides, practice files, and project files, are available to premium tutorial subscribers. Subscribe starting at Rp69.000 per month, save 28% with the 12-month package, or pay once Rp999.000 for lifetime access. Want a single class? Buy a single class with lifetime access. Subscribe now at the premium page cerdasinovasidigital.com Contact us via WhatsApp or visit cerdasinovasidigital.com Thank you for watching, see you in the next episode.

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0:03Introduction

0:32Step 1: Messy Swatches

0:45Step 2: Select All Unused | :

0:58Step 3: Delete Used Swatches :

1:15Step 4 Color Group

1:30Step 5: Save ASE Palette

1:46Step 6: Load Swatches :

1:59Done! :

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0:03Introduction

0:32Step 1: Messy Swatches

0:45Step 2: Select All Unused | :

0:58Step 3: Delete Used Swatches :

1:15Step 4 Color Group

1:30Step 5: Save ASE Palette

1:46Step 6: Load Swatches :

1:59Done! :

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Introduction

Step 1: Messy Swatches

Step 2: Select All Unused | :

Step 3: Delete Used Swatches :

Step 4 Color Group

Step 5: Save ASE Palette

Step 6: Load Swatches :

Done! :

Introduction

Step 1: Messy Swatches

Step 2: Select All Unused | :

Step 3: Delete Used Swatches :

Step 4 Color Group

Step 5: Save ASE Palette

Step 6: Load Swatches :

Done! :