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Adobe Illustrator - swatch labelling in AI


Expert: Amy - 10/20/2009

Question
hi amy,

is there a way to have illustrator show - as text on a separate layer for example - choices made from custom swatches as assigned to each foreground/background component on the artboard?
thanks
anjali


Answer
Hi Anjali,

No, not available to my knowledge.

There are two ways to list the colors used in your document.
1) Display them in the Swatch window.

Select and delete all swatches (both used and unused) from the Swatch Window.
Make sure NOTHING is selected in your document.
Use the flyout menu on the Swatches Window and choose "Add used colors"

This will add a swatch for every current object in your document.

If you display the Swatch window in a List format, you'll see them neatly listed there.

2) If you are only interested in spot colors, you can see them listed in the Document Info window.
Choose Document Info from the Window menu.
Using the flyout menu, uncheck "Selection Only" and check "Spot Color Objects."
This will list all the spots used. You can also save this information as a file (found in the flyout menu.)

I hope this helps you a little!

-Amy

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