"Global" option unavailable in Indesign Color Swatches

[Roya5FB3]

Hi, 

I would like to make a color swatch global in Indesign. When I click create new swatch, usually there is a "global" option that I can tick. That "global" option does not appear in my new swatch dialog box.

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How can I enable it?

Thanks

[BobLevine · Accepted solution]

That's an Illustrator option, not InDesign. In InDesign they're all global.

[Roya5FB3]

If in Indesign all the swatches are global, that would mean if I change a swatch color, all objects that have that color would be impacted by the color change. However that is not happening. So my issue is still not resolved...

[BobLevine]

Then you didn't apply them using the swatch.

[Barb Binder]

Can you show us an example?

Here's how it works. In my example, all objects are assigned the cyan swatch:

Dbl click to edit the swatch—the unselected frames update their fill color—just like a global color in Illustrator.

~Barb 

[Roya5FB3]

Thank you! I was looking for something that is already automatic. So for a global color function, I should alwyas assign the swatch to an object.

[Barb Binder]

Yes.

[rob day · Accepted solution]

Also, if a fill or stroke is a Color, but not a Swatch (see the Color panel), the colors can be added to the Swatches panel via Add Unnamed Colors: