# Export to Adobe Illustrator

### 1. Import your table

The first thing to do is to drag and drop your color table in Coraye or to perform a file / Open to select your color table.

Coraye is compatible with .cxf, .aco, .acb, .ase, .csv, etc ...

### 2. Export the table to Adobe Illustrator format

In the Coraye software, select your color table in the left column, then right click to select "**Export**"

{% hint style="info" %}
Illustrator is compatible with Adobe Color Table formats:\
\- .ase\
\- .acb
{% endhint %}

![](/files/-M_tA5qenmkF2hTZGX2e)

A new window appears \
Select the ".acb or .ase" icon

![](/files/-M_uVDimkfeleZBJxtcD)

Give a name before saving your file (for example: My Color Table.acb)

![](/files/-LlVyM3He8rGGEgUf0vX)

### 3. Import into Adobe Illustrator

{% hint style="info" %}
Illustrator supports .acb and .ase format to import colors in its spot color tables.
{% endhint %}

Open Illustrator.\
From the **Windows** tab select **Swatches**

![](/files/-LlaRjbKyQGc4xrVJIKf)

Head over to the **hamburger** dropdown and click **Open Swatch Library > Other Library**.

![](/files/-LlaRnzgvfMJ_vjj6uG9)

Browse to select your color Table (.acb or .ase), then click on **Open**

{% hint style="warning" %}
Other file types, such as **ACO**, may not import properly in Illustrator or InDesign, but imports well in Photoshop.
{% endhint %}

{% tabs %}
{% tab title=".acb" %}
![](/files/-LlaS2N8SQTGwuNtSeHu)
{% endtab %}

{% tab title=".ase" %}
![](/files/-LlaS5JzPUYTegDQzyhX)
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

This will show spot colors in a new swatches book.

![](/files/-LlaSQE7Locqxn8Jvfh3)

Now, spot colors are ready to be used in your page layout.


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