Tajima DG software - Edit a Coloreel Gradient Swatch

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How to Edit a Coloreel Gradient Swatch in an existing library

  • Click the Menu Bar - Manage - Coloreel Libraries to open the list of available Swatch Libraries.
  • Select the library to edit and click Open. The swatch library will open as a tab in the design workspace with designated tools to manage swatches.

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With those tools, you can add, insert, delete, import, and edit swatches. You can also move the order of swatches and rename the Library name.

Select a Gradient Swatch to edit. Click  edit.png (or double-click the Swatch) to bring up the Swatches dialog.

 

  • This effect Swatches dialog will appear: edit_gradient.png

      • From this dialog, you can see and edit the existing gradient by changing the colors
  • Right-click the color square and click Edit.  grad1.png
  • Choose the library from the Swatch picker dialog appearing. picker1.png
  • Click the Swatch you want to use, the dialog will close, and the gradient swatches dialog will be updated with the new color.               grad2.png
  • By clicking the "Flip" button, you can mirror the colors on the gradient. grad3.png
  • You can add a new color to the gradient by right-clicking the preview strip where you want the new color. Add color from the Swatch picker.
  • You can add up to eight shades between the start and end colors, giving you max ten colors.       grad4.png
  • You can control how colors are distributed by dragging a color square inside the preview strip. grad5.png
  • Clicking the "Distribute evenly" button will place the colors at an exact distance on the preview strip.grad6.png
  • To remove a color from the gradient, right-click the color square and choose "Remove."grad7.png
  • Click OK to apply the edits, and a Save Swatch dialog will appear where you can choose a name for the edited Swatch. Click OK again to save and return to the Library tab.
  • Click Save (Ctrl+S) to save the Library.