Can an Illustrator document adopt the swatches of an imported file?

I want my Illustrator document to adopt the swatches of the file I am importing. Is this possible?

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Community Expert

Hi. You can import Swatches libraries from any Illustrator document (other library):

Marlon Ceballos

Community Expert

You can open any Illustrator file from the Swatch Library panel (select Other Library) and it will open the swatches from that file.

It will import spot swatches that are used in the artwork in a placed Illustrator document.

Community Expert

Open that vector file that contains the swatches you need. Copy and paste into your new illustrator file and the swatches will appear.

Community Expert

2 methods come to mind.

Make them all into Global swatches and then you can use the Replace Swatch function from the swatches panel menu.

Or if you make the new swatches into a color group, use "Recolor art".

Participant

I have it at this point. How do I get the file to adopt the colors labeled "New"?

Community Expert

Activate the option "Recolor Art" and then you should be able to preview the result.

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