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Missing Pantone Coated and UnCoated Colors in InDesign 2017

Community Beginner ,
Dec 19, 2016 Dec 19, 2016

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How do I update Pantone Color Palettes in inDesign CC 2017 so that missing colors can be made available (i.e.: colors 2389 & 2263 are currently unavailable via the Pantone Coated Color Library. Thanks in advance for any assistance.

PS: Running Adobe CC 2017 products on a Mac running OS X Yosemite 10.10.5

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Community Expert , Jun 20, 2018 Jun 20, 2018

For InDesign copy the downloaded .acb files into your Presets/Swatch Libraries folder:

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Then to load a swatch it's New Swatch from the Swatch panel fly out where the new libraries can be found Color Mode dropdown menu.

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For Illustrator I think you'll have to use Other Library and load the .acb, see my #4

For Photoshop copy the .acb files into /Applications/Adobe Photoshop CC 2017/Presets/Color Swatches and restart Photoshop

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Guide ,
Dec 20, 2016 Dec 20, 2016

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The Pantone Colour Manager software can download up-to-date Pantone libraries and install them in Adobe software. Pantone (foolishly IMO) charge for this software, but if you have an actual Pantone guide, there should be a code with which you can get it for free.

Or, you can download the libraries below, and place them in /Applications/Adobe InDesign CC 2017/Presets.

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Explorer ,
Jun 15, 2018 Jun 15, 2018

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I am having the same problem. I have the latest version of the Pantone color manager software and my books are registered. I have most colors but I'm missing PMS2149 when I try to spec. in Illustrator. It's critical I have the correct spot color for this job as it's a brand color for a client. Any other suggestions?

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Explorer ,
Jun 15, 2018 Jun 15, 2018

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This isn't quite the right answer.

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Community Expert ,
Jun 16, 2018 Jun 16, 2018

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I have the latest version of the Pantone color manager software and my books are registered. I have most colors but I'm missing PMS2149 when I try to spec. in Illustrator.

You have to export the new books from Pantone Manager and load them into Illustrator

Looks like Danny's link is broken. Try this one, this zip archive has the new books as .acb files:

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From Illustrator try loading the books. Choose Swatch Libraries>Other Library... and choose the new .acb file. Moving them into the AI Presets folder doesn't work for me in AI but does in InDesign:

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Guide ,
Jun 18, 2018 Jun 18, 2018

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Fixed link:

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Community Expert ,
Jun 18, 2018 Jun 18, 2018

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I think the moderator who locked this thread was in error. This has been fully documented here:

Pantone Libraries

and here:

Pantone Library Sharing

Since I'm also a moderator (my name is Steve Werner, and I'm an ACP) I'm unlocking this thread again.

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Guide ,
Jun 18, 2018 Jun 18, 2018

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Thanks Steve.

As I can't edit my original posts, here's the link to the libraries again:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/7veu29wd6aq350l/AADfMTSdXEQd3Qkw1MxQYHLqa?dl=0

And, just in case the moderator missed it the first few times, here's the 'documentation from Pantone to redistribute their products':

Sharing Libraries from PANTONE Color Manager with Workgroup - Pantone.com

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Community Beginner ,
Jun 19, 2018 Jun 19, 2018

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Thank you for this and your persistence!

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Explorer ,
Jun 20, 2018 Jun 20, 2018

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Still not getting the colors I need. They are in the swatch book but not in the application.

Any thoughts on how I can get all the colors in the swatch book in my applications?

Any ideas on why some are missing?

I have the latest books and they are registered. I have the latest manager software version and it's activated.

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Jun 20, 2018 Jun 20, 2018

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For InDesign copy the downloaded .acb files into your Presets/Swatch Libraries folder:

Screen Shot 4.png

Then to load a swatch it's New Swatch from the Swatch panel fly out where the new libraries can be found Color Mode dropdown menu.

Screen Shot 5.png

For Illustrator I think you'll have to use Other Library and load the .acb, see my #4

For Photoshop copy the .acb files into /Applications/Adobe Photoshop CC 2017/Presets/Color Swatches and restart Photoshop

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Community Beginner ,
Sep 12, 2018 Sep 12, 2018

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Illustrator's Pantone swatch libraries are located in:

/Applications/Adobe Illustrator CC 2018/Presets/en_US/Swatches/Color Books

(basically the same as other Adobe applications, just under "Colour Books")

if you create an "old" folder in "Colour Books" and put the original .acb files in there, you can still have access to them without cluttering up the list of libraries.

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New Here ,
Jul 05, 2019 Jul 05, 2019

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Hello, I tried doing this but all my swatch libraries are greyed out

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Jul 05, 2019 Jul 05, 2019

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Can you post a screen capture

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Community Beginner ,
Sep 19, 2018 Sep 19, 2018

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Thank you! The Pantone site is totally useless.

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Jun 20, 2019 Jun 20, 2019

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Thanks you very much!!

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Jul 03, 2020 Jul 03, 2020

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This was exactly what I was looking for, thank you for sharing

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Feb 25, 2021 Feb 25, 2021

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Thank you so much Steve! You are my hero! I've downloaded the new Pantone connect and it didn't work at all in InDesign, also not with downloading the extension manager anastasiy (what Pantone recommended in that case). It just added the swatches you provided and could finally find the missing Pantone colours. It should be that easy. I don't want/need an App/complex extension for EVERYTHING. 

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New Here ,
Sep 07, 2021 Sep 07, 2021

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Thank you!! Can now see the updated colors, this was a life saver!

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Aug 18, 2022 Aug 18, 2022

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Thank you so much.

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Jun 20, 2018 Jun 20, 2018

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I noticed Rob's library is V2, the versions Danny provided in dropbox are V3. This could be part of my issue. Finding the right version. Thanks!

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Aug 17, 2022 Aug 17, 2022

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Link removed by moderator – unless you can provide documentation from Pantone to redistribute their products, you cannot post links to them here!

 

This is the archived page from Pantone’s 2020 site which explicitly gives permission to share .acb files without license restrictions—Danny Whitehead’s link above is broken

 

https://web.archive.org/web/20201019160230/https://www.pantone.com/customer-service/help/?t=Sharing-...

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Nov 13, 2018 Nov 13, 2018

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The best workaround I have to offer is this, which may or may not apply to any of you. I've been a graphic designer at a printing company for 36 years. I still have the "box set" of Adobe Creative Suite CS4.  When I need a missing PMS color, I open a blank document in InDesign CS4, create the swatch I need, draw a rectangle, fill it with color, and copy and paste it into ID 18.  Works fine, no Pantone licensing issues, and ID has no problem with the swatch importing.  We from the "old school" don't throw away or uninstall older software, because you just may need it.

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Nov 13, 2018 Nov 13, 2018

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But that wouldn't solve Stephen's problem because 2389 & 2263 didn't exist in the CS4 library, they are new colors. There are no licensing issues see Danny's #8

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