User Guide

Canvas 12 User Guide
PANTONE
When you choose a PANTONE reference system color set, you can search for and select colors by
name.
Color name The selected color’s name. Names of reference colors can’t be changed.
Color system Choose the reference system you want to use in the pop-up menu.
Color list Click a color in the list to select it. Use the scroll bar to scroll the list.
Current color preview Shows the current color.
Page The page number of colors shown in the color list. Type a number to go
to the page.
Find Click to select a color by name. In the Find dialog box, type the color
name or number and click OK. Canvas selects the color (if found) in the
color list.
Tint Value Not available for process colors. Enter a screen percentage to apply to
the selected color. Use 100% for solid color and lower values for screens
of the solid color.
Spot Color option Available with the Pro-Sim and Process systems, this option lets you
specify colors to use as spot colors in separations.
Specifying tints
Specify a tint color and amount in the CMYK or RGB system. Tinting with white screens the original
color. The screen percentage is 100 minus the tint value; e.g., 80% white tint results in 20% of the
original color.
For other tint colors, Canvas multiplies the tint values by the difference between the original and tint
color values, and then adds the result to the original color values.
After creating a new ink, make sure you click the Add Preset button on the Attributes
palette.
To create new color inks:
1. Choose a color system and model from the drop-down menu (see "Color systems" on page
232).
2. Use the Color manager controls to change the ink’s color values.
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