InDesign

Control swatch names

By default, the name of a process color swatch is derived from the values of the color’s components. For example, if you create a red process color using 10% cyan, 75% magenta, 100% yellow, and 0% black, its swatch will be named C=10 M=75 Y=100 K=0 by default. This makes it easier to identify the composition of process colors.

By default, the name of a process color swatch automatically updates when you change its CMYK values; you can switch this option off or on for individual swatches as needed. As with any swatch you define, you can change the name of a process color swatch at any time.

  1. Double-click a process color in the Swatches panel.
  2. Do one of the following, and click OK:

    • To let InDesign rename the swatch when you adjust its CMYK percentages, make sure that the Name With Color Value option is selected.

    • To rename a swatch when you adjust its CMYK values, make sure that the Name With Color Value option is deselected.

Note: The new swatch is automatically renamed New Color Swatch (this has a number following it if more than one New Color Swatch exists) when this option is deselected. You can change this name manually.