Newbie - Gradient Save?

Hi guys,
I am using Illustrator CS3. I do not remember is there is a way of saving a gradient that i like? How do you do it?
Thanks,
S

Probably because the concept of color groups is exactly that colors and not necessarily how they are applied. Gradients are made up of stops and often have more than one color so it is not a color but method of applying a color.
However it is not a bad idea and perhaps a sub folder with in the color group of gradients could work.
The problem here is if you change the colors that made up the gradient it would change the gradient's color. So now you have lost your gradient and essentially have a new one.
It is not as cut and dry as it would appear if you see what I mean.
So now you have to have a mechanism that would allow you to duplicate the gradient swatch while allowing you to also change the colors that make up the gradient as well?
The question is how do you do such a thing?
S when you think it out there are more unknowns then there are knowns and that doing what you want not such an easy task.
It is a very good suggestion but not an easy one to do, but I am not programmer so I am really not certain if it is difficult to achieve.
It would be great if you had the gradients in a sub folder if you could then access the folder of gradients with out opening the whole color group in a new document.
A real asset it would be. Great idea!

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