Importing ColorShop Palettes into Illustrator 7.0 and 7.0.1
Importing palettes from ColorShop into Illustrator v7.0 and 7.0.1 There is a bug with Illustrator 7.0, where you cannot directly import palettes from ColorShop into Illustrator. Adobe released Illustrator 7.0.1, a patch is available on their web site www.adobe.com which fixes the problem. Below are the steps to directly import ColorShop palettes into Illustrator 7.0.1.- Using ColorShop, create a palette containing your target colors.
- Select a Document Profile (other than None) and save the palette.
- Launch Illustrator 7.0.1.
- Select Color Window.
- Select Place from the File menu.
- Select the ColorShop palette file that you previously saved.
- A ColorShop logo will appear in the Illustrator document.
- In the Color Window, select the Swatches option, and then select Add All Used Spot Colors.
- Each of the new colors can be added to your Illustrator document.
Note: If you do not select a Document Profile, the palette will not be imported, and none of the color names will appear in the Paint Style window.
