Indesign CS3 66 Responses

Last post: 2 months, 4 weeks ago | Thread started: Aug 26, 08, 7:58 a.m.

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• Gucci

  Help me out here kids … 
  When I'm trying to select a PMS colour from the "new colour swatch" palette, the window is frustratingly tiny.

  Is there a way to get the larger illustrator-esque swatch library window in ID CS3 that I'm just not seeing?

  Aug 26, 08, 7:58 a.m. – Permalink

• neverblink

  in CS2 it's F5 (window > swatches) and go to options in the swatches window (tiny arrow top left) select "large swatches"

  

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  Dog-earAug 26, 08, 8:07 a.m. – Permalink

• doesnotexist

  in cs3, click on your swatches, then click the little arrow that's in the upper right of that palette. choose name/small name/small swatch/large swatch until you are content.

  

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  Dog-earAug 26, 08, 8:09 a.m. – Permalink

• Gucci

  nah. i'm looking for when you select "new colour swatch" from the flyout menu and try to pick a PMS colour. It's not the palette I have the issue with, it's more the pop up window and its fixed size.

  Sorry, should have been more clear.

  • I don't think you can change that.– doesnotexist

  

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  Dog-earAug 26, 08, 8:10 a.m. – Permalink

• doesnotexist

  turn on your zoom in/out in universal access if you're on a mac.

  • hah. clever.
    
    *shakes fist.– Gucci1/2

    Hahahaha– 5timuli2/2

  

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  Dog-earAug 26, 08, 8:14 a.m. – Permalink

• Gucci

  thanks doesnotexist. your moniker is fitting in this instance.

  I hope they change this in the next iteration of the software.

  Is it that much to ask for a dedicated window for PMS colour swatches in ID CS3?

  • yeah it should match whatever you choose in the swatch palette. odd.– doesnotexist

  

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  Dog-earAug 26, 08, 8:16 a.m. – Permalink

• alicetheblue

  For print wouldn't one just select the colour from a pantone book?

  • you've never used indesign, have you?– doesnotexist1/6

    use it every day - but pick my palette with pantone swatches
    first– alicetheblue2/6

    it'd be a good idea if I had a swatch booklet to work with.– Gucci3/6

    yeah i had enouh of surprises
    in final printing
    hahha– alicetheblue4/6

    oh well yes yes yes use the book, but i think he's referring to picking the swatches on screen in that weird dialogue.– doesnotexist5/6

    yeah it sucks
    ...they should ship IndesignCS4 with pantone books!– alicetheblue6/6

  

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  Dog-earAug 26, 08, 8:19 a.m. – Permalink