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Export to Adobe Indesign

It may be useful to use the same color table with your page layout software and other software in your color workflow.


Import a table

The first thing to do is to drag and drop your color table in Coraye or to perform a file / Open to select your color table.
Coraye is compatible with .cxf, .aco, .acb, .ase, .csv, etc ...

For more information, see chapter:  Importing a color table


Export the table in Adobe Indesign .ase format

In the Coraye software, select your color table in the left column, then right click to select " Export ".

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A new window appears Select the ".ase Adobe Creative" icon

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Give a name before saving your file (for example: My Color Table.ase)

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Import into Indesign

Launch Indesign. 
Open the swatches window by going to the "Window> Color> Swatches" tab

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Go to the drop-down menu and click on Load swatch.

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Select the color table (.ase), then click "Open"

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The colors of the table will be added to your color chart

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Now the spot colors are ready to use in your layout.