User Guide

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Step 1: Calibrate your color monitor
To produce a full spectrum of color,
video monitors mix the three basic
colors of light—red, green, and blue
(or RGB)—whereas, the printed page
mixes the four basic ink colors (or pro-
cess colors) of cyan, magenta, yellow,
and black (CMYK). Because RGB devices
can produce colors not reproducible
using CMYK inks, color in your printed
artwork may look very different from
color in the artwork on-screen.
Calibration enables you to adjust the
monitor to match the printed output
more accurately.
See
• About color models
• Calibrating your monitor