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Color (theme) swatches from CC library to Illustrator not working

Forum|Forum|3 years ago
April 4, 2023
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When i create a color groep with 5 colors and add this to CC libraries in a client folder, i cannot import the swatches into another file. This is very strange because this is why CC libraries was created for, right? What is wrong?

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MattQ

Participant

I'm having this same issue. It is maddening!

Anubhav M

Community Manager

Hello @Leila50B9,

Thanks for sharing the details. At this time, Libraries do not support Global Colors. I understand that this functionality is important to you, and I apologize for its unavailability at this time. Would you mind creating a UserVoice for this feature request (https://adobe.ly/3w4bJH0) and adding your comments there? Doing this will help us prioritize this request, and you will be notified of any updates.

Feel free to reach out if you have more questions or need assistance. We'd be happy to help.

Thanks,

Anubhav

Ton Frederiks

Community Expert

There is already a feature request with 92 votes since 2017:

https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447-illustrator-desktop-bugs/suggestions/31943515-global-process-colors-get-added-twice-when-added-f

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VietAnhPR

Participant

Same issue

Anubhav M

Community Manager

Hello @VietAnhPR,

We are sorry for the trouble. Would you mind sharing some more details, like the exact version of the OS/Illustrator, the error message received, details about your workflow, and a screen recording of the problem (https://adobe.ly/3FvRRxm), so we can investigate this further?

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Thanks,

Anubhav

Ton Frederiks

Community Expert

@Anubhav M Problems with colors and CC libraries have been reported since 2017.

See: https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447-illustrator-desktop-bugs/suggestions/31943515-global-process-colors-get-added-twice-when-added-f

An example of a green global color added to a library and double clicked in the library in a new document becomes a magenta like color:

https://shared-assets.adobe.com/link/634e9281-5c1b-4fc9-4a1b-f7aeaffffb2c

More examples:

https://illustrator.uservoice.com/assets/238147915/CC%20LIB%20COLORS%20PROBLEMS.mp4

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ImBham

Participant

i have the same issue 😞

Met1

Legend

Not the solution you want, but a work around.

I rarely need to share colors but when I do, I just place the file, then delete it. I know, not what you want, the CC lib should work...

LindaFaziliAuthor

Inspiring

Tnx for your reply. For now this is the only way....

Ton Frederiks

Community Expert

What kind of colors are in this group? Spot colors, global colors?

LindaFaziliAuthor

Inspiring

Hi @Ton Frederiks, Global colors, but i tried the same with spot colors and get the same result. It used to work fine, but i think there is a bug?

Ton Frederiks

Community Expert

Global colors, gradients, brushes and pattern swatches are not supported in CC libraries.

But as a workaround you can drag an object using a brush/pattern/gradient/global color to the CC Library

You can also drag multiple items using different brushes/patterns/gradients/global colors together into a CC library to simulate a library.

The easiest way to add them to a new document is to hold down the Alt key when you drag them from the library and place them in a new document. The patterns/gradients/global colors automatically get added to your swatches panel.

You can hit escape before you click to place the object(s) or delete the dragged library items because the swatches and brushes are now part of the document.

thejanebradbury

Community Expert

You cannot click and drag a colour theme from a CC Library but you can right-click and choose Add theme to swatches, or Add colour to swatches for individual swatches.

LindaFaziliAuthor

Inspiring

Thank you for your reply @thejanebradbury. I always right-click but this is my problem, when i try to add the theme or color this way it is not working. I get an empty folder in my swachpanel. In InDesign this is working fine, in Illustrator not.

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