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panel list. It's now much easier to check for spot colors or process colors specified as RGB or Lab
colors that may not output as expected, because they will be converted to CMYK during most
print or output operations.
To edit a swatch, double-click the swatch name in the Swatches panel; the Swatch Options dialog
appears. Use the Color Type pop-up menu to choose between Spot and Process. Choose from the
Color Mode pop-up menu to assign a color mode—you can choose from Lab, CMYK, and RGB,
or select from the long list of color swatchbooks, such as Pantone Coated, TRUMATCH, Toyo,
and more. Note that just setting the Color Mode to CMYK (without changing the Color Type)
is not sufficient to designate a swatch as a process color. You must also change the Color Type to
Process to designate the swatch as process.
Using the Ink Manager
You may receive a job that uses multiple spot inks, which are actually intended to print as a single
color. For example, the InDesign file may include artwork and page objects that use Pantone
130 C, Pantone 130 U, and PMS 130. Clearly, these names are intended to represent a single ink,
and the multiple ink definitions must be resolved before printing. Most RIP software allows the
remapping of spot colors, to resolve extra inks to the correct plates. But you can also use the
InDesign Ink Manager to rectify the superfluous colors and accomplish the same goal—correct
output. The Ink Manager is available via several routes:
• Through the Swatches panel menu.
• Through the Separations Preview panel menu.
• In the Print dialog box.
• In Export dialog boxes for EPS and PDF.
To remap one spot color to another spot color (or to a process plate), select the spot color in the
Ink Manager dialog, and choose the appropriate plate from the Ink Alias pop-up menu. You can
also use a process plate as the target ink, but you cannot map a process plate to a spot ink.
Using the Ink Manager
Select a spot color you
want to remap to another
ink, and use the Ink Alias
pop-up menu to select the
target ink .
Changing the Color Definition of a Swatch
Double-click the swatch name in the
Swatches panel; you can then change
the name, color type, and recipe in the
Swatch Options dialog box . Here, an RGB
swatch (left) is converted to CMYK for more
predictable output (right) .
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