Quick Tip – 10: Using Global Swatches in Illustrator
Ever wish that you could create high fidelity design mock-ups with the ability to make global color changes? Well, with Illustrator you can do exactly that.
Here’s How it Works
Create a new swatch in the swatches pallet
![Create a new swatch in the swatches pallet](../../assets/img/content/uploads/2014/create-new-swatch.png)
Save the Swatch as “Global”
When the swatch options dialog opens up check the “Global” option and then hit “Ok” to save the new swatch
![Check the Global option](../../assets/img/content/uploads/2014/swatch-options.png)
Identify Global Swatches
If a swatch is “Global” it will have a white triangle on the bottom right hand corner of its icon in the swatches pallet
![If a swatch is Global it will have a white triangle on the bottom right hand corner of its icon](../../assets/img/content/uploads/2014/global-swatch.png)
Change the Color and Watch it Update
If you need to change a color globally on a bunch of items it’s as simple as double clicking the icon in the swatches pallet, changing the color, and..
Watch this:
![Buttons using a global swatch](../../assets/img/content/uploads/2014/buttons-using-global-swatch.png)
Turn into this:
![Buttons using a modified global swatch](../../assets/img/content/uploads/2014/buttons-using-modified-global-swatch.png)
All in a matter of seconds!
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