I have created a cover and a Poster using two colors in Illustrator CS and before finishing I was asked to change them to two other ones. Since both cover and poster are complex to go layer by layer, is there any way I can change one to another in just one step or at least not going from layer to layer or object to object??
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Changing colors in a document
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Double Click your color in your swatches pallette that you want to change. Then Adjust to what you want the color to be then select ok. You can also preview this.
InDesign CS, Photoshop CS, Illustrator CS, Acrobat 7
Windows XP & MAC OS X (Yes I Use Both, Not at the Same Time)
InDesign CS, Photoshop CS, Illustrator CS, Acrobat 7
Windows XP & MAC OS X (Yes I Use Both, Not at the Same Time)
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Create the new color - select an object with the original color - go to select same fill color or stroke or whatever - then replace with the new. May have to do a couple of times to be sure that strokes with different fills etc. get changed appropriately.
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It's always a good idea to start with global color swatches, especially if you're going to want to change colors that are incorporated in gradients, meshes, etcetera.
This won't help you with the current document (until after you change the current colors), but it will in any future doc.
Select an object, and set its color in the colors palette, then click on the flyout arrow on the Swatches palette and choose "New Swatch". A window pops up that has all the color settings in it. There's a choice of Spot or Process, and there's a check box for "Global" (Spot colors are global by default). Checking the Global box will make that swatch changeable across the document wherever you use it. Once saved, you can double-click on the swatch (make sure nothing is selected when you do this, or the selection will get filled or stroked with that swatch), and edit the color. All instances of the color will then change.
HTH
Bert
It's always a good idea to start with global color swatches, especially if you're going to want to change colors that are incorporated in gradients, meshes, etcetera.
This won't help you with the current document (until after you change the current colors), but it will in any future doc.
Select an object, and set its color in the colors palette, then click on the flyout arrow on the Swatches palette and choose "New Swatch". A window pops up that has all the color settings in it. There's a choice of Spot or Process, and there's a check box for "Global" (Spot colors are global by default). Checking the Global box will make that swatch changeable across the document wherever you use it. Once saved, you can double-click on the swatch (make sure nothing is selected when you do this, or the selection will get filled or stroked with that swatch), and edit the color. All instances of the color will then change.
HTH
Bert
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