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How Do You Create SPOT Color Swatches In Adobe Indesign?

April 26, 2017Adobe color Computer Computers create desktop publishing Software spot swatches

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How Do You Create SPOT Color Swatches In Adobe Indesign?

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Many people who use the Adobe InDesign do not know how to create spot color swatches within their document. Knowing how is the difference between submitting your artwork to a printer as is and submitting it and having to pay for color corrections so your file is print ready. With your document open, open the swatches palette by pressing Command+f5(MAC) or Control+f5(PC). Once your swatch palette is open, from the flyout menu on the top right select the option for New Color Swatch. When you have selected this option a new window will pop up. By default it is set to create a color in CMYK build or RGB Build dependant on your preference settings. As a rule you should ALWAYS be working in CMYK and or SPOT color when creating documents for print. With this window open in the slot for COLOR TYPE Select SPOT With the SPOT selection applied the next field is named COLOR MODE. from this drop down menu you can select colors from the Pantone Matching System (PMS) which is the industry rule for co