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Color Theme Tool

Forum|Forum|1 year ago
July 28, 2024
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Hello, I'm a beginner to InDesign and am going through an online couse.

The problem is, the Color Theme Tool is not availabne on my toolbar (I have just purchased Adobe Creative Cloud subscription, so I assume it's the latest version of ID).

I searched a lot but just can't find it. I enclose the picture of my screen. Help would be very appreciated!

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Correct answer Barb Binder

The tool is still there! See the little Ruler above the Hand tool? Press and hold on the Ruler and count to 2—you can select the Color Theme tool from the flyout. This video is from InDesign 19.5. You can also tap Sh+I.

~Barb

Barb Binder

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Very true, @Jadwiga38854795h1sf! Come back next time you get stuck. We are always happy to help.

~Barb

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training

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Jadwiga38854795h1sfAuthor

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I will, thank you so much!

Dave Creamer of IDEAS

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As an aside, instead of photos, you can create screen captures on the Mac by holding down Command-Shift-3. If you use mutiple monitors, it will capture ALL of them. If you only want to capture a small(er) area, use Command-Shift-4 to click-and-drag your screen capture. They will appear on your Desktop.

David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)

Barb Binder

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The tool is still there! See the little Ruler above the Hand tool? Press and hold on the Ruler and count to 2—you can select the Color Theme tool from the flyout. This video is from InDesign 19.5. You can also tap Sh+I.

~Barb

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training

jmlevy

Community Expert

@Frans v.d. Geest @Barb Binder

My bad! Apologies!

Since I never use it, and I always leave the measure tool as the apparent tool, I did not notice it was here.

jmlevy

Community Expert

Hi @Jadwiga38854795h1sf I never used it but it looks it does not exist anymore:

https://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/multi/eos-color-themes.html#:~:text=On%20July%2014%2C%202021%2C%20the,%2C%20InDesign%2C%20and%20After%20Effects.

“On July 14, 2021, the Adobe Color themes panel was disabled in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and After Effects.”

Frans v.d. Geest

Community Expert

@jmlevy Absolute nonsense, it is there in the fly out menu that on the screen shot shows the ruler tool.

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craigd

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That feels a bit harsh, @Frans v.d. Geest—@jmlevy read the question as panel and not tool. Happens to all of us, even those of us working in our native language. 🙋‍ It's the price of being human.

~Barb

It's not harsh if the person giving out incorrect info about a tool they never use is a 'Community Expert'.

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