Editing swatches

You can change individual attributes of a swatch--such as its name, color mode, color definition, whether it is process or spot, or whether a process color can be changed globally--using the Swatch Options dialog box.

Any swatch can be named in Adobe Illustrator; for example, you can change the name of a CMYK process color, and it still prints and separates with each of its CMYK values intact.

To edit a swatch:

1. Choose Window > Swatches.
2. Select a swatch, and do one of the following:
• Double-click the swatch.
• Choose Swatch Options from the pop-up menu in the Swatches palette.
3. Enter the relevant information in the Swatch Options dialog box:
• Enter a name in the Swatch Name text box.
• Choose Spot Color or Process Color from the Color Type pop-up menu. Both spot colors and process colors can be changed globally.
• Click Global if you want changes to the selected process color to be applied globally throughout the document. (For more information, see Comparing global and non-global process colors.)
• Choose CMYK, RGB, Web Safe RGB, HSB, or Grayscale from the Color Mode pop-up menu and change the color definition (if desired) using the color sliders or text boxes at the bottom of the palette.
4. Click OK.

Note: When separated, each spot color is converted to a process color by default, unless you deselect the Convert to Process option in the Separation Setup dialog box. (See Separating spot colors as process colors.)