Working with Color - Adobe InDesign CC - page 307

Exploring on your own
Follow these steps to learn more about importing colors and working with gradient
swatches:
1. To create a new document, choose File > New > Document and click OK in the
New Document dialog box.
2. If necessary, choose Window > Color > Swatches to open the Swatches panel.
3. Choose New Color Swatch from the Swatches panel menu ( ).
4. In the Color Mode menu, select Other Library and browse to find the Lesson08
folder.
5. Double-click 08_End.indd. Notice that the colors you created earlier in this lesson
appear in the New Color Swatch dialog box.
6. Select Brown/Tan Gradient and click Add.
Tip
In addition to importing selected colors from another document, you can
quickly import all colors from another document. To do this, choose Load
Swatches from the Swatches panel menu.
7. Select any other swatches you wish, and click Add to load the colors into the new
document.
8. Click Done when you're finished adding colors.
9. Use the frame tools to create several rectangles and ovals, then experiment with
the Gradient Swatch tool. Notice the difference in the gradients when you drag
shorter and longer distances.
10. Double-click the color swatch [Paper] and change its color values. For a more real-
istic preview, the page color changes to reflect the color of the paper on which the
document will be reproduced.
Review questions
1 . What is the advantage of creating colors in the Swatches panel instead of the Color
panel?
2 . What are the three general steps involved in applying a swatch of color?
3 . What are the pros and cons of using spot colors versus process colors?