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To configure the spot colors settings – Xerox 701P47169 User Manual

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FreeFlow Process Manager Operator and Administrator Guide

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Workflow Builder

To configure the Spot Colors settings

Spot colors usually designate a fifth housing color, an offset
printing device that contains a special ink. The Spot Color tab
allows you to keep spot colors, convert to common CMYK
standard colors, or to convert to an alternative color space. It
provides a normalization process with the ability to allow you to
specify how to treat PANTONE

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Color values with C, CV, U, CVC,

and CVU suffixes.
1. Double-click the Optimize step in a workflow and select the

Spot Colors tab.

2. Mark the check box for [Convert spot colors to process

colors] to convert Spot Colors to the Output Color Space.
If no spot colors are defined in the exclusion list, then all spot
colors in the document will be converted. Objects that contain
multiple spot colors must have all of their spot colors defined in
the exclusion list or the objects will be converted to the Output
Color Space. The exclusion list appears below the text box.

3. To add a spot color to the exclusion list:

a. In the “Spot colors not to convert” text box, enter the spot

color name. Names are case and space insensitive.

b. Select [Add].

When an item is selected in the exclusion list, you can change or
delete the item:
4. To change the name of a spot color:

a. Enter a new name in the “Spot colors not to convert” text

box.

b. In the exclusion list, select the spot color you wish to

change.

c. Select [Change].

5. To delete a spot color:

a. In the exclusion list, select a spot color.
b. Select [Delete].

6. Mark the radio button for [Set spot color suffix to match

media type] to convert all suffixes to one of the following
suffixes:
– [Coated paper] to support PANTONE

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coated spot color.

– [Uncoated paper] to support PANTONE

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uncoated spot

color.

– [Matte paper] to support PANTONE

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matte spot color.