How to Create and Swap Colors the Smart Way in InDesign
Learn how to easily create colors from scratch in InDesign and to swap out existing colors without deleting any of the swatches.
In this InDesign how-to video, Bart Van de Wiele shows us an easy way to create colors using the smarter sliders in the Swatches panel. After creating a new color swatch, he demonstrates a better way to swap out colors—one that doesn’t involve having to delete a color in the process.
This video is an excerpt from Bart’s “New InDesign Features You Should Be Using Now” session at CreativePro Week.
This article was last modified on August 29, 2025
This article was first published on January 19, 2023
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