8.5

Specifying matching system colors
Selecting colors from a color matching system can be helpful when communicating with
a commercial printer about the colors in your layout. You can use the Edit Color dialog
box (Edit > Colors > New) to select colors from the following color models: PANTONE
Hexachrome, the PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM, the TRUMATCH color system, the
FOCOLTONE color system, DIC, and TOYO. Colors from the color matching systems are
primarily used in layouts that are designed for printed output.
TRUMATCH and FOCOLTONE
The TRUMATCH and FOCOLTONE color systems use predefined colors so that the final
printed color will closely match the color as printed in the corresponding color swatchbook
(subject to variations in paper color, ink purity, and other variables).
PANTONE
The PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM prints each color on its own plate when you print
separations. Because inks in PANTONE colors are standardized, cataloged, and premixed,
you are assured of accurate color for your final output.
DIC and TOYO
DIC and TOYO are spot color matching systems used primarily in Japan.
Working with colors
Some colors are automatically included in the Colors palette. To use other colors, you'll
need to create colors or edit existing colors using the Colors dialog box, which allows you
to create colors using color wheels, numeric fields, or color matching systems.
The Colors palette
When you create an article, its Colors palette (View > Show Colors) contains all the colors
in the application's Colors dialog box (Edit > Colors).
The Colors palette lets you create, edit, and delete colors.
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