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smith.arielle
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June 15, 2017
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Color Name Missing When I Hover Over Swatch

  • June 15, 2017
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I updated to Illustrator 2017 earlier this week and I noticed now, when I hold my cursor over a swatch, it doesn't show me the swatch/Pantone name anymore.

Does anyone know why and how to get that feature back?

Please help.

Thanks!

    Correct answer smith.arielle

    Actually I just figured it out!  Only took me 2 hours lol

    I turned on "Show Tool Tips" under my general preferences.

    4 replies

    TimO7712
    TimO7712
    Participant
    February 3, 2026

    It worked!! Thank you for figuring this out, it’s been bugging me!

     

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    Evalinna
    Participant
    April 18, 2024

    your a lifesaver thank you! 

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    CharismaB82C
    Participant
    August 30, 2020

    Nice to be able to find this solution 3 years later! 

    Thanks! 

    Srishti Bali
    Community Manager
    Srishti BaliCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    June 15, 2017

    Hi smith.arielle,

    Does it shows color values?

    If not please save your work and close all Adobe applications.

    Reset Preferences for Illustrator for details click here:  How to set preferences in Illustrator

    Regards

    Srishti

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      smith.arielleAuthor
      Participant
      June 15, 2017

      Hi Srishti,

      No.  No pop up appears at all.

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      smith.arielleAuthorCorrect answer
      Participant
      June 15, 2017

      Actually I just figured it out!  Only took me 2 hours lol

      I turned on "Show Tool Tips" under my general preferences.

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