Dynamic Color Swatches with Data-Merge
Make the Swatches dynamic with Data-Merge so that you can enter a Colorcode in the Excel document and it changes the Swatch with the same name or something like that.
robinochsner
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Sami Gale commented
Absolutely agree. I use a mailmerge to change a whole bunch of documents monthly and then i have to sit there and update the swatches manually to match the new graphics. The swatches are not only applied to text and boxes but also on object styles so they colour png graphics to match. PLEASE update this Adobe!
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Nico
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Hi is there a way to use web colors in data CSV to auto change bloc or graphic background color using datamerge
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Colin Flashman
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@robinochsner - yes it can. Re-read my link and you will see screenshots of this happening.
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robinochsner
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Thank you for your feedback, but still it'd be easier if they included a function that could swap out color swatches. Plus can your method also change the color of Objects (Squares and Spheres etc. or even recollored Illustrator-Files)
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Colin Flashman
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This is already possible from InDesign, but it does require some setup. See my article at InDesignsecrets: https://indesignsecrets.com/applying-any-cmyk-color-during-a-data-merge.php