Pms swatch library

Hi
i'm trying to open the pantone swatch library. I've read the "illustrator help" on this and it says i can find it under window>swatch library.
the only librarys that show up are the thematics, like camoflauge, earthtones, etc.
where are the color ink librarys? they are not in the presets.
thanks

thanks!
I spent 15 minutes reading the online help, and they wrote about the "Color ink" categories - never said that toyo, pantone, etc was in a folder called "Color books".

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