# 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 %}

![](https://817532847-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LjCNvq-KDdSRn96lZIz%2F-M_t821uwbVLkwy2JAN_%2F-M_tA5qenmkF2hTZGX2e%2FColor%20Table%2015a.png?alt=media\&token=3ac5fba1-3d52-45c9-925d-3d5ec3591d05)

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

![](https://817532847-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LjCNvq-KDdSRn96lZIz%2F-M_uV31t7r3W6rgqemUu%2F-M_uVDimkfeleZBJxtcD%2FExport%20Illustrator.png?alt=media\&token=38834189-baf4-4472-9510-ad33f70d8665)

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

![](https://817532847-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LjCNvq-KDdSRn96lZIz%2F-LlWOa64me3BNd9rsuVe%2F-LlVyM3He8rGGEgUf0vX%2FSave%20aco.png?alt=media\&token=4be13bb4-ea08-4c87-8809-7b7ee83522c0)

### 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**

![](https://817532847-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LjCNvq-KDdSRn96lZIz%2F-Ll_nLqAS-7QKmNY4BAN%2F-LlaRjbKyQGc4xrVJIKf%2FNuancier%20Illustrator%201.png?alt=media\&token=ae95e5f2-597e-407e-bb2b-b50e6a6aa04d)

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

![](https://817532847-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LjCNvq-KDdSRn96lZIz%2F-Ll_nLqAS-7QKmNY4BAN%2F-LlaRnzgvfMJ_vjj6uG9%2FNuancier%20Illustrator%202.png?alt=media\&token=c7fd0cbf-1722-4e64-9340-3a1bcced81a7)

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" %}
![](https://817532847-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LjCNvq-KDdSRn96lZIz%2F-Ll_nLqAS-7QKmNY4BAN%2F-LlaS2N8SQTGwuNtSeHu%2FNuancier%20Illustrator%203a.png?alt=media\&token=65f503e1-314d-42dd-ac04-170a2e35eb13)
{% endtab %}

{% tab title=".ase" %}
![](https://817532847-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LjCNvq-KDdSRn96lZIz%2F-Ll_nLqAS-7QKmNY4BAN%2F-LlaS5JzPUYTegDQzyhX%2FNuancier%20Illustrator%203b.png?alt=media\&token=f4d724d0-8376-4ff7-ae80-82a1df5e98b4)
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

This will show spot colors in a new swatches book.

![](https://817532847-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LjCNvq-KDdSRn96lZIz%2F-Ll_nLqAS-7QKmNY4BAN%2F-LlaSQE7Locqxn8Jvfh3%2FNuancier%20Illustrator%204.png?alt=media\&token=0b60ca88-3385-4abd-89a1-b18f58bb7568)

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