Illustrator CS3 to acrobat reader (color infos)

hi everyone,
i got a strange problem to solve :)
i´d like to create my artwork in illustrator and save it as an ai file. as we know we can open these ai files in acrobat reader. my problem now is, that the guys who are working in reader, don't know the exact color-names of the ai files.
so my question would be: is there a possibility to create an automatism (or whatever) to creating e.g. a roll over or something which is giving the reader user the correct color name of the element under his mousepointer?
the problem is, that we can´t create some boxes with the colornames next to the artwork as this wouldn´t help. some of the colors are so close to each other, that you won´t see the diffrence.
any help appriciated
thanx and regards
günther

If you are creating your PDF using Save As > PDF or Print > PDF; your selections in Illustrator's Color Settings should go with the file. However, it could also be the settings you choose when you create the PDF. I use Distiller where I can use the same settings from Illustrator and have them embedded in the PDF when distilled. The key being that settings match when you create the PDF.

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