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| * Create lists from selected shapes or swatches. | * Create lists from selected shapes or swatches. | ||
| * Only list Spot colors or include process colors as well. | * Only list Spot colors or include process colors as well. | ||
| - | * Select the layout including font size, rows and columns. | + | * Select the layout, including font size, rows and columns. |
| - | * Choose | + | * Choose |
| + | * **NEW** Preview the list of colors and edit the descriptions or uncheck them so they don't show | ||
| + | * **NEW** Setup a colour library | ||
| + | * Common colors such as CMYK 0,0,100,0 will be re-labeled as "CMYK Yellow" | ||
| + | * Select the match type, an exact match, delta or close with a tolerance | ||
| + | * NEW Set the position, above or below your artboard or at a fixed position on the page | ||
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| ===== Why is it needed ===== | ===== Why is it needed ===== | ||
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| ===== Interface ===== | ===== Interface ===== | ||
| - | === Options Tab === | + | ==== Options Tab ==== |
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| + | * **Source** Select the source of the colours, Selection is the current selection in Illustrator, | ||
| + | * ** Include process colors:** If ticked then all colours will be listed, if un-ticked then just Spot colors will be listed | ||
| + | * **Include full color breakdown**: | ||
| + | * **Position: | ||
| + | * **[Get Colors]** This will get the colours from the source and display them in the list below | ||
| + | * **[Select All]** This will check all the colours in the list, if a color has not check mark it will now appear in the generated list on the page | ||
| + | * **[Select None]** | ||
| + | * **Colour List** You can use this list | ||
| + | * Uncheck colors so they won't appear on the generated list | ||
| + | * Change colour names | ||
| + | * Delete colours (pressing the X)_ | ||
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| + | Pressing [Create List] will generate the colour list in your document | ||
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| + | ==== Color Name Library Tab ==== | ||
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| + | Use this library to replace color formulas with named colors. | ||
| - | {{:color_list_1.png? | + | * **Matching Colour:** Edit the colour to match to |
| + | * **Display name:** The name the color formula will be changed to | ||
| + | * ** Match type:** | ||
| + | * **Exact:** The color formula must be an exact match for example, CMYK: | ||
| + | * **Close:** Uses the tolerance value to match the color, for example, with a tolerance of 2, CMYK: | ||
| + | *** Lab ΔE: | ||
| + | * **None**: Will not match | ||
| + | ***Lab ΔE Method:** Set the Delta E formula to use | ||
| + | ==== Layout Tab ==== | ||
| - | ^ Option ^ Description ^ | + | {{:: |
| - | | Source | Select the source of the colours, Selection is the current selection in Illustrator, | + | |
| - | | Include process colors | If ticked then all colours will be listed, if un-ticked then just Spot colors will be listed | | + | |
| - | | Include full color breakdown | By default the name of the color is used, ticking this option will show the actual color formula in RGB, CMYK or Lab | | + | |
| - | === Layout Tab === | ||
| - | {{:color_list_2.png?300|}} \\ | + | * **Font:** The font used |
| + | * **Font Size:** the font size used | ||
| + | * **Text left padding:** This is the space between the color swatch shape the color name | ||
| + | * **Vertical spacing:** The vertical space between color samples | ||
| + | * **Shape Width:** The width of the color swatch shape | ||
| + | * **Shape Height:** The height of the color swatch shape | ||
| + | * **Color Shape:** | ||
| + | * **Custom** Will use the custom shape from one you have previously saved | ||
| + | * **Circle** Will generate a circle the size of the shape width and height | ||
| + | * **Rectange ** Will generate a rectangle the size of the shape width and height | ||
| + | * **None** No color swatch | ||
| + | * **Shape:** This is code used to generate the shape for the swatch shape. To create your own custom swatch shape, select a shape in Illustrator and press the **Use Selected Shape as Preview** button | ||
| + | *** Fit Custom shape to size:** When not checked, the custom shape will be used at its original size; checking this will FIT the shape inside the shape width and height sizes. | ||
| + | ***Rows:** The maximum number of vertical rows | ||
| + | ***Column Spacing:** The distance between columns | ||
| - | ^ Option ^ Description ^ | ||
| - | | Font | The font used | | ||
| - | | Font Size | the font size used | | ||
| - | | Text left padding | This is the space between the color swatch shape the color name | | ||
| - | | Text Offset | This is a vertical offset, which can be positive or negative, used the align the text to the color swatch shape | | ||
| - | | Vertical gutter | The vertical space between color samples | | ||
| - | | Shape | This is code used to generate the shape for the swatch shape. To create your own custom swatch shape, select a shape in illustrator and press the **Use Selected Shape as Preview** button | | ||
| - | | Rows | The maximum number of vertical rows | | ||
| - | | Column Gutter | The distance between columns | | ||
| - | | Move to a default position on the artboard | Normally the color list is just placed under the current selection or artboard, choose this to move to a default X,Y position which corresponds to your approval form. | | ||