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ClicktheNewbutton(thegreenplus).
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SelectanexistingcolorfromthelistandcopyitusingtheDuplicatebutton .(TheFil-
terdrop-downlimitsthelisttocolorsofacertaintype.)Selectthenewcolorandclickthe
Editbutton .
3. IntheEditcolordialog,typeanameforthecolor(orlettheDesignercreateanamebasedonthe
valuesthatyouselect).Thecolor’snamecanbeusedinstylesheets.Itshouldnotcontain
spacesorspecialcharacters.
Tip: Workingwithstylesheets?Chooseanamethatreflectsthepurposeofthecolor,
ratherthananamethatdescribesthecolor.Thiswayyouwon'thavetochangethecolor's
nameinthestylesheetswhenyouchangethecolor.
4. ClickColor.(Tintisusedfortransparentcolors.)
5. Selectthecolortype:CMYKorRGB.
ThelettersCMYKstandforCyan(agreenish-bluecolor),Magenta(reddish-purple),Yellowand
Key(black).Incolorprinting,thesearetheusualprimarycolors.
RGBstandsforRed,GreenandBlue.IntheRGBcolormodel,red,green,andbluelightare
addedtogetherinvariouswaystoreproduceawiderangeofcolors.Thismodelistypicallyused
forelectronicdevices.
ForinformationabouttheSpot colorandOverprintoptionssee"Definingaspotcolor"below.
6. DragthesliderbarstosetthevaluesforthecolorandclickOKorApply.
Defining a spot color
Aspot colorisanycolorgeneratedbyanink(pureormixed).Notethatspotcolorscanonlybeused
oncertainprinters.
IfyourprintercanusespotcolorsandyouwantaspotcolortobeusedinaPrintcontext,definethe
colorasdescribedabove,makingsureto:
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Matchthecolor’snametothatofthespotcolorusedintheprinter.
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ChecktheoptionSpot color.
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Ifapplicable,checktheOverprintoptionforthisspotcolor.Overprintingreferstotheprocessof
printingonecolorontopofothercolors.Thisissometimesrequired,forexampletodealwithspe-
cialprintapplications,suchasapplyingUVinkorvarnishtoacertainarea,ortoavoidmis-regis-
trationwhenprintingblackontopofcoloredareas.
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