Swatch libraries

I'm on ID CS3 and I can't get any of the swatch libraries to open for me. From the swatch palette I go to load swatches, then in the presets folder, I find swatch libraries, but everything is grayed out in the folder. Can't access them. Also tried loading swatches from Illustrator CS3 and also thru Bridge, Color books. In every case, I can see the files, but don't have access to open them. What's wrong with this picture??

If I understand correctly, the "Load Swatches" option allows you to import swatches from a separate InDesign file. The Swatch Libraries are already available when you're editting or creating a new swatch. The Color Mode menu lets you choose from RGB, CYMK, Pantone, Focoltone, etc.

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Ask in the AI forum. Generally it works as it should, but there may some smart way or script to optimize your workflow.
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You don't need to reinstall, just replace the prefs, but you do need to do it correctly. See Replace Your Preferences
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Many thanks. And many apologies...
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I have no adobe workspaces(like as Essintials) and no swatch libraries.

You have permissions issues on teh respective folders most likely. Since you have not provided any system information, nobody can advise specifically. Check your user folder permissions and that stuff...
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It's a collection of logo versions. Some for web, some for print.
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It seems like there used to be an option called "persistent" in older versions but how do I get my colors to automatically appear when I'm using CC?

Doesn't your user defined swatch show here?
If not you may have not saved in the defualt location, use other library and navigate to where you saved the .ase.

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I am, regretfully, in the process of converting some 3000+
croquie drawings from Freehand (where they were created) to
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elements in - however I have 1500 or so color swatches that I would
like to avoid recreating in Illustrator. Does anyone know of a
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files?
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> I am, regretfully, in the process of converting some
3000+ croquie drawings
> from Freehand (where they were created) to Illustrator.
I have found
> work-arounds and methods to pull most elements in -
however I have 1500 or so
> color swatches that I would like to avoid recreating in
Illustrator. Does
> anyone know of a method for converting Freehand BCF
files into Illustrator
> readable files?
It goes like this.
1. Create empty FreeHand document
2. Import BCF colors into swatches
3. Save the document and export as Illustrator 5 file (AI)
(Version 7 don't work)
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file. Swatches > Open Swatch Library > Other Library ory copy
to Illustrator's Presets/Swatches folder
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I love the Middle Ages swatch library.
But everytime I open Illustrator CS5 the library is nowhere to be seen, even though I repeatedly tell it to be "persistent".
Funny thing is, when I go through the steps to make it persistent again, the option is already checked.
Is this a bug?

Hi, thanks. They are in Program Files > Adobe > Adobe Illustrator Cs5 > Presets > en_
US
Should I move them into the swatches folder? Could try that.

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Maybe if you ask nicely on the Scripting forums - perhaps someone could create a script to use your .ase files to update all your swatches across apps.
I don't know how to do it - so I'll leave it at that.
http://forums.adobe.com/community/indesign/indesign_scripting
There's also the Adobe Bridge Scripting Forum
http://forums.adobe.com/community/bridge/bridge_scripting
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I work with Adobe Design Std CS5 Illustrator (German version), newly installed - not migrated from an older model! - on iMac27, i7, SSD and OS X 10.8:
German: Ich habe viele eigene Farbpaletten (Farbfelder) unter "Benutzerdefiniert" gespeichert. Ich kann diese von dort auch laden, kann aber die überzähligen "Paletten" nicht löschen, da ich den Order "Benutzerdefiniert" oder die entsprechenden Dateien unter "Adobe Illustrator/Vorgaben/de_DE/Farbfelder (oder Swatches)/..." (Angaben gemäss Hilfe) nicht finden kann. Ich sehe nur die von Illustrator vorgegebenen Paletten. Liegt nun Illustrator Hilfe falsch oder liegt das Problem bei Apple OS X 10.8?
English: I have created my own "Swatches" (Farbfelder) and saved (too) many of them.
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Are Illustrator procedures to blame - or again Apple OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) intricacies?
Apple started to confuse even long term users with Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6). Every new version offered many surprises or caveats and endless calls to Apple...
Shall I reinstall Illustrator and create the user defined "Swatches" again from the relevant Illustrator files? A sledge hammer method...

Thank you 1.craighead, but you misunderstood. I should be more specific: as I have the German Version it is hard to find correct terms for the English Version. In the German Version the terms "Farbfelder"(Swatches) und Farbfeldbibliotheken"(Swatch Libraries) are not consistently distinguished in Illustrator Help
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What can I do? I can activate such self-defined Swatch Libraries.
What is my problem? I cannot delete obsolete "Swatch Libraries" neither using the dialogs within the Swatch Window (Fenster Farbfelder) nor delete them from the subdirectory "Benutzerdefiniert" (User defined?) using Mac OS X 10.8 Finder. (Self defined Swatch Libraries are saved under "Adobe Illustrator CS5/Vorgaben/de-DE/Farbfelder/...").
I ask again: Did I ignore obvious possibilities? Are Illustrator procedures to blame - or again Apple OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) intricacies?
I have not yet reinstalled Illustator CS again ....

CS5.1: How do I create a new "User Defined" swatch palette.

CS5.1: Under "Swatch Libraries" window, "User Defined" is grayed out, so I can't access my personal swatch palette. I have the data to recreate it, but do not find a "new palette" selection.

Thank you Monika. Your response led me to what appears to be success. I opened an existing file that had my swatch palette embedded in it, then selected "Save Swatch Library as AI", giving it the name of my swatch palette. That palette now appears under "User Defined".

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