How to Embed Brand Swatches into Photoshop template?

// delete color swatches and load swatches;
// 2025, use it at your own risk;
var theCheck = true;
while (theCheck == true) {
var theCheck = deleteSwatchesByIndex (1);
};
var theFile = /*insert your aco-file’s fullname as a string here*/;
loadSwatches (theFile);
////////////////////////////////////
////// swatches //////
function loadSwatches (theFile) {
var desc7 = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref2 = new ActionReference();
ref2.putProperty( stringIDToTypeID( "property" ), stringIDToTypeID( "colors" ) );
ref2.putEnumerated( stringIDToTypeID( "application" ), stringIDToTypeID( "ordinal" ), stringIDToTypeID( "targetEnum" ) );
desc7.putReference( stringIDToTypeID( "null" ), ref2 );
desc7.putPath( stringIDToTypeID( "to" ), new File( theFile ) );
var idappend = stringIDToTypeID( "append" );
desc7.putBoolean( idappend, true );
executeAction( stringIDToTypeID( "set" ), desc7, DialogModes.NO );
};
////// swatches //////
function deleteSwatchesByIndex (theIndex) {
try {
var desc4 = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref1 = new ActionReference();
ref1.putIndex( stringIDToTypeID( "colors" ), theIndex );
desc4.putReference( stringIDToTypeID( "null" ), ref1 );
executeAction( stringIDToTypeID( "delete" ), desc4, DialogModes.NO );
return true;
} catch (e) {return false}
};

@j.khakase 

Are you creating the template for just yourself or for others to use?

In Illustrator Swatches are saved with the document. In Photoshop they are saved outside of the document and are available from all documents.

I can think of two possible solutions (if scripting does not work):

• If the template is only for yourself, create and save a set of swatches (Swatches panel menu)
• One thing I have done in PS is to create a sample of each color and put them on one layer, then hide/show the layer as needed.

Jane

Photoshop doesn't embed swatches directly into templates like Illustrator. To work around this:

1. Create and save custom swatches in the Swatches panel (Window > Swatches).
2. Save a custom workspace (Window > Workspace > New Workspace) with swatches included.
3. Save your design as a .psdt template (File > Save As > Photoshop Template).

Switch to your custom workspace when opening the template to access the swatches. Alternatively, save swatches as .ase or .aco files for easy loading.

So you want all current Swatches to be removed and only one set of Swatches loaded? 

It seems Photoshop is a little bit different; once swatches are loaded or saved then loaded, they will remain available to you regardless of the template or document in use. You can also save swatches in the Library and access them at any time.