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fairytalelady
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February 17, 2020
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Unable to load swatches from library

  • February 17, 2020
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I tried to load swatches from Presets> Swatch Library.

Dunno why but all the files were inactive or unable to load.

Have no problem loading .ase swatches.

Can not load acb swatches.

Please help.

 

 

 

 

 

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Correct answer rob day

You can’t load .acb color book files. You get at the swatches in the book files by choosing new Swatch from the Swatch panel’s flyout menu, and then selecting the book from the Color Mode dropdown. If you want to use an .acb that that isn’t installed with ID, it has to be installed in the /Applications/Adobe InDesign 2020/Presets/Swatch Libraries folder for it to show in the Color Mode menu.

 

You can add swatches to the Swatches panel from the book libraries, and save the added swatches out as .ase files, which can be loaded into other documents.

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rob day
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rob dayCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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February 17, 2020

You can’t load .acb color book files. You get at the swatches in the book files by choosing new Swatch from the Swatch panel’s flyout menu, and then selecting the book from the Color Mode dropdown. If you want to use an .acb that that isn’t installed with ID, it has to be installed in the /Applications/Adobe InDesign 2020/Presets/Swatch Libraries folder for it to show in the Color Mode menu.

 

You can add swatches to the Swatches panel from the book libraries, and save the added swatches out as .ase files, which can be loaded into other documents.

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    fairytaleladyAuthor
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    February 17, 2020

    Thank you! Problem solved! 

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