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InDesign Tips — Which Color Book to Use and Appearance of Black
Pantone—Your Best Tool For Choosing Color
• What books and software am I supposed to be using?
The best book to use is the Pantone Color Bridge.
Purchase a Pantone Book online at www.pantone.com or contact your
Account Executive for assistance.
• Pantone Color choice is key from design through printing
Always have a Pantone Book handy-write your name on it and when you
design, trust the Pantone Book over your monitor or previous printed pages.
• Remember to keep your Pantone Books updated
You will need to purchase new books and download software each time
Pantone introduced revisions.
• What do the letters indicate?
The letter codes indicate the intended paper type: C=Coated; U=Uncoated;
M=Matte. Try to avoid CV=Computer Video and CVC=Computer Video,
Coated Paper.
• How do I download the Pantone Color Book into my design software?
Pantone color bridge installer is offered as a free download. Please
register and/or login at www.mypantone.com.
Appearance of Black in InDesign
The settings for knockout/overprint of black are not with
the other settings. You must go into "Preferences" and
choose the settings for Appearance of Black.
(Our suggested settings are shown at right.)
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Pantone Color Bridge set displays a side-by-side match
between the Pantone Solid Ink Color and the closest
CMYK simulation of the same color, for both coated and
uncoated paper. It includes 1,089 colors to choose from.
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