InDesign CS Pantone Metallic Coated Swatches

[Vaughn_Winn@adobeforums.com]

I'm using InDesign CS and I need to create a new Pantone Metalllic Coated Swatch, and I need it to print as a Spot Colour.

InDesign doesn't have it as a default library and I can't import the Illustrator library either.

How do you get around this?

[tman@adobeforums.com]

new swatch>name it PMS Metallic or whatever you like>choose some color values that appeal to your eye(or copy the values from a similar swatch in illustrator)>select the check box for 'spot'.

or make a rectangle in illustrator, fill it with the color you want, then copy and paste the rectangle into indesign (make sure the swatch is set to 'spot' in illustrator) the swatch will magically appear in your swatch list.

[rob_day@adobeforums.com]

Vaughn, this link contains Photoshop's solid libraries for ID and includes the metallics:

<http://www.evansday.com/Pantone/PS8LibrariesforID.hqx>

[J.I.M.@adobeforums.com]

InDesign CS2 has the metallic library -- not sure about CS1, but try the following:

Swatch Palette>(upper left arrow)>New color swatch>color mode>select Pantone Metallic Coated library, and scroll for the color.