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Finding and replacing colors

To find and replace a color, you can select a color to find or replace by picking a color swatch in the color pop-up window, by entering a hexadecimal color value in the color pop-up window, by using the system color picker, or by selecting a color from the desktop with the eyedropper. You can find and replace a color in a stroke, in a fill, in text, or in any combination of those.

You cannot find and replace colors in grouped objects.

To find and replace a color:

  1. Select Edit > Find and Replace.
  2. Select Color from the For pop-up menu.
  3. To search for a color, click the Color control and do one of the following:
    • Select a color swatch from the color pop-up window.
    • Enter a hexadecimal color value in the Hex Edit text box in the color pop-up window.
    • Click the Color Picker button and select a color from the system color picker.
    • Drag from the Color control to make the eyedropper appear. Select any color on your screen.
  4. To select a color to use in replacing the specified color, click the Color control under Replace With and do one of the following:
    • Select a color swatch from the color pop-up window.
    • Enter a hexadecimal color value in the Hex Edit text box in the color pop-up window.
    • Click the Color Picker button and select a color from the system color picker.
    • Drag from the Color control to make the eyedropper appear. Select any color on your screen.
  5. Select the Fills, Strokes, or Text option or any combination of those to specify which occurrence of the specified color to find and replace.
  6. Select Live Edit to select the next occurrence of the specified color on the Stage and edit it in place.

    Note: Only the next occurrence is selected for live editing, even if you select Find All in step 6.

  7. To find a color, do one of the following:
    • Click Find Next to find the next occurrence of the specified color.
    • Click Find All to find all occurrences of the specified color.
  8. To replace a color, do one of the following:
    • Click Replace to replace the currently selected occurrence of the specified color.
    • Click Replace All to replace all occurrences of the specified color.
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