# Importing VisIt Colortable
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/importing-visit-colortable/14214
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [March 20, 2024, 6:56pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/importing-visit-colortable/14214 "2024-03-20T18:56:52Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@cterra](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cterra)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2024, 6:56pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/importing-visit-colortable/14214/1 "2024-03-20T18:56:52Z")
Hello, I see that ParaView 5.12.0 has added the functionality to import VisIt colortables in the Choose Preset → Import function, yet when attempting to import a VisIt .ct file the colortable is not appearing when I go to view All presets. I’m not sure if the color table gets named something specific in ParaView and I’m just failing to recognize it or if there’s something about the specific colortable that I’m attempting to import that’s causing an issue. Any help would be greatly appreciated and thank you for your time! I’ve attached the .ct file in question.
[roma-div-10.ct](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/short-url/2yfs3qCrjL3NzmpV9h2B53NgpJu.ct) (2.5 KB)
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### Author:  [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2024, 8:12pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/importing-visit-colortable/14214/2 "2024-03-20T20:12:52Z")
Welcome to the ParaView community, Chris!
I loaded your color table in ParaView and was able to see it in the Color Presets:
Note that in the _Color Map Editor_ I had to check the box **Interpret Values as Categories** before opening the presets. You color table is a discrete color table, so it shows up as an available preset only when you are in that color map mode.
Hope that helps!
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### Author:  [@cterra](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cterra)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2024, 8:21pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/importing-visit-colortable/14214/3 "2024-03-20T20:21:37Z")
Ahhh, that makes sense. Thanks so much for the help, Cory!