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palette. Spot-color channels, on the other hand, retain the solidity setting saved in the
PSD file and are mapped to QuarkXPress colors by default.
Use the Channel Options dialog box to modify the color, shade, or ink solidity of pixels
in a spot-color or alpha channel. To display the Channel Options dialog box, simply
double-click a channel in the Channels pane of the PSD Import palette (Window menu).
Working with indexed color channels
By default, when you print color separations from QuarkXPress using PSD Import, the
colors in indexed color images separate to CMYK. You can override this by creating a spot
color or multi-ink color (Edit > Colors) and assigning that color to the selected indexed
colors in the image. PSD Import also allows you to create spot colors from colors in the
indexed color image. Indexed colors that you do not modify will still separate to CMYK.
Working with PSD paths
You can also use PSD Import to choose among embedded paths for specifying clipping
and runaround. The Paths pane in the PSD Import palette provides convenient access to
the clipping-path and text-runaround functions in QuarkXPress
Using the Paths pane, you can select different clipping paths to use for text runaround
contours. To select a text runaround contour, click the empty box in the first column. The
Text Runaround icon displays and the text wraps around the contours of the clipping
path.
For text runaround to occur, the picture box needs to be in front of the text. If the text is
not wrapping, select the picture box and choose Item > Bring Forward or Item > Bring
to Front.
You also can use the Paths pane to control the display of an image by selecting a clipping
path you created in Photoshop. To select a clipping path, click in the empty box in the
second column. The Clipping Path icon displays and the area of the picture within the
selected clipping path displays.
You can reverse any changes you make to paths in PSD Import. The paths will revert to
their original state as they were created in the imported PSD file. To do this, choose Revert
Path or Revert All Paths from the PSD Import palette or context menu.
Printing with PSD Import
When you print a layout using PSD Import, you can specify the layers, channels, and paths
within each PSD picture to print. Since the eye icon in the PSD Import palette controls
both display and printing, pictures print as they display.
If you print a layout without PSD Import XTensions software running, the PSD files print
as low-resolution composite previews. The layers, channels, and path information are not
available, and the pictures will not separate.
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