User's Manual

Dealing with Special colors
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; Note
If you are working with a Gretag SpectroScan, you will have to align the crosshair on the patch that
you want to measure.
4. Click the 'one measurement' button:
5. Give an appropriate name to the ink.
6. Go to the 'File' menu and click 'Save' to save the changes you made to the ink book.
Creating an ink by entering an LAB value
A third way to add an ink to the database is by entering an LAB value:
1. Open the ink book you want to add the ink to.
2. Select an empty color patch.
3. Click the Lab icon
4. The 'Add Lab color...' window appears:
5. Enter a LAB value or use the sliders to determine the color.
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'L' determines the Lightness, 'a' is the Green-Red axis and 'b' is the Yellow-Blue axis.