Using Swatch Libraries

Rather than defining your own color mixtures, you can use the swatch libraries from professional color systems from companies such as Pantone or Trumatch. These color libraries usually have printed samples that you can refer to in order to see how the color will appear when printed.

To add colors from swatch libraries:

1.	Open the New Swatch dialog box (see page 126) or the Swatch Options dialog box (see page 127).
2.	Choose one of the swatch libraries listed in the Color Mode list . This displays the colors in the library . The swatch libraries in the Color Mode list. An example of the window that displays a swatch library, such as the Pantone Solid Coated colors.
3.	Scroll through the library to select the color you want to add to your document. or Instead of scrolling through a long list, type the name or number associated with the color in the Swatch Library field.

The Swatch Libraries

InDesign ships with a collection of third-party swatch libraries that contain the color definitions used by professional color systems. Here is a description of each of the types of libraries.

ANPA Color is commonly used for newspaper production. The colors can be found in the ANPA Color Newspaper Color Ink Book.

DIC Color Guide contains spot colors used mainly in Japan. These colors can be matched using the color guides from from Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc.

Focoltone holds the process colors that can be matched using materials that are available from Focoltone International, Ltd. These colors are very popular in both France and the United Kingdom.

HKS is a system of process and spot colors used in Europe.

Pantone is the major color-matching system company used in North America. All Pantone colors can be matched to materials available from Pantone, Inc.

System (Macintosh) includes the colors of the Macintosh operating system.

System (Windows) includes the colors of the Windows operating system.

Toyo consists of spot colors used primarily in Japan. Color matching materials are available from the Toyo Ink Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Trumatch provides a library of process colors. These colors have been specially designed for digital prepress as well as desktop color printers and copier machines. Color matching materials are available from Trumatch, Inc.

Web consists of the 216 colors that are shared by both the Macintosh and Windows system colors. These are sometimes called the Web-safe colors.

You can use the swatch libraries to open color palettes from other InDesign documents and Adobe Illustrator documents.

To import swatches from other documents:

1.	Choose Other Library from the Color Mode list .
2.	Navigate to select the InDesign or Illustrator document. The colors appear in the window.