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-==== Colour Books====
+==== Pantone Color Books====
+PowerScripts can read .acb files such as PANTONE+ Solid Coated.ACB, Until November 2022, these were supplied with Illustrator; however, after 2022, you must provide your Pantone color books.
+To use Pantone Colors, your options are
+  * If you have an older version of Adobe Illustrator, you can search in the folders below and copy the files to the latest version of Illustrator.
+    * Max:  /Applications/Adobe Illustrator XXXX/Presets.localized/en_US/Swatches/Color Books
+    * Windows: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator XXXXPresets\en_US\Swatches\Color Books
+  * Search for them online, Google "Pantone color libraries acb" and download copies of the color books
+  * Use the Pantone Extension and get the Lab value for the Pantone and manually enter this in
+  * Use a physical color book, and enter in the RGB value (make sure your color settings are set to sRGB) for more accurate starting points
+**Where to place the ABC files**
+  * You can install them in
+  * You can place them in a custom folder, and in Color Shotgun, go to the [Color] Tab and enter the location of the folder in the "Location of Color Book" setting. Restart the script and it will load the color books.