Xerox CX PRINT SERVER 550 User Manual page 65

Selecting a spot color variation
Selecting a spot color variation
1. From the Tools menu, select Spot Color Editor.
2. In the Color list, type the name of the spot color or browse
through the list of spot colors, and then select the spot color
that you want to change.
3. Click the Variations
The Variations dialog box appears. The spot color is in the
center of the color patches and is marked 0.
4. Click and slide the Variation steps slider to see the different
variation steps between 1 to 7 color units of the original value.
Each unit refers to a dot percentage of the original value.
5. (Optional) To see the CMYK values of a color patch, roll your
mouse over the color patch.
The CMYK values appear in the lower-left corner of the dialog
box.
6. To select a variation of the spot color, click the desired color
patch.
The Before and After boxes show the difference between the
original spot color and the selected color patch.
7. To select a different brightness setting for the selected color
patch, click a color patch under Brightness.
The K value of the selected color patch is increased or
decreased according to your selection.
8. Click Select.
9. Click Apply.
The spot color with the new values is added to the custom
dictionary.
10. Click Close.
Printing a spot color variation
Print a spot color variation chart.
Requirements:
The printer must be connected.
1. From the Tools menu, select Spot Color Editor.
2. In the Color list, type the name of the spot color or browse to
the spot color, and then select the spot color that you want to
change.
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