Illustrator

About swatch libraries

Swatch libraries are collections of preset colors, including ink libraries such as PANTONE®, HKS, Trumatch, FOCOLTONE, DIC, TOYO, and thematic libraries such as camouflage, nature, Greek, and jewel tones.

When you open a swatch library, it appears in a new panel (not the Swatches panel). You select, sort, and view swatches in a swatch library the same as you do in the Swatches panel. However, you can’t add swatches to, delete swatches from, or edit the swatches in the Swatch libraries panel.

To make a swatch library appear each time Illustrator is started, select Persistent from the swatch library’s panel menu.

Open a swatch library

 Do one of the following:

  • Choose Window > Swatch Libraries > [library name].

  • In the Swatches panel menu, choose Open Swatch Library > [library name].

  • In the Swatches panel, click the Swatch Libraries Menu button  , and choose a library from the list.

Edit a swatch library

  1. Choose File > Open, locate and open the library file. By default, swatch library files are stored in the Illustrator/Presets/Swatches folder.
  2. Edit the colors in the Swatches panel and save your changes.