Edit mixed ink swatches, Manage mixed ink groups, Delete mixed ink groups – Adobe InDesign CC 2015 User Manual
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Last updated 6/6/2015
For instance, when mixing and matching process color cyan’s 4 tints (20%, 40%, 60%, 80%) and 5 spot tints (10%,
20%, 30%, 40%, 50%) to create 20 swatches, for cyan, set Initial to 20%, Repeat to 3, Increment to 20%, and set spot
Initial to 10%, Repeat to 4, and Increment to 10%.
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Click Preview Swatches to generate the swatches without closing the dialog box; you can then see whether your
current ink selections and values produce the results you want, and make adjustments if they don’t.
Note: An alert appears if the values you enter for Initial, Repeat, and Increment add up to more than 100% of any one
ink. If you decide to proceed anyway, InDesign caps the ink percentages at 100%.
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Click OK to add all inks in the mixed ink group to the Swatches panel.
Edit mixed ink swatches
You modify a mixed ink swatch using the same methods used to edit other swatches. As you edit a mixed ink swatch
or group, be aware of the following:
• If you use the Swatches panel to delete an ink that is used in a mixed ink swatch, InDesign prompts you for a
replacement. A mixed ink must contain at least one spot color, or it will be converted to a process color.
• Changes you make to the parent
of a mixed ink group apply to all mixed inks in that group. (Changes you make
to a swatch in a mixed ink group apply to that swatch only.)
• Converting a mixed ink to a process or spot color removes its association with its mixed ink group.
• Deleting the parent of a mixed ink group deletes all swatches in the group.
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In the Swatches panel, double-click the parent
of the mixed ink group you want to change.
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Do any of the following:
• Select a new ink to replace an existing component ink.
• Click the box next to an ink to exclude or include it as a component of the mixed ink group.
Note: You cannot change the initial percentages, repeats, or increments used to create the mixed ink group.
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Click OK.
Manage mixed ink groups
Use the Swatches panel to delete mixed ink groups, add swatches, and convert mixed ink swatches to process colors.
Delete mixed ink groups
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In the Swatches panel, select the parent of the mixed ink group you want to delete, and click the Delete button.
Add a swatch to a mixed ink group
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In the Swatches panel, select the parent of the mixed ink group.
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Choose New Color Swatch from the panel menu.
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Specify a name for the swatch, if desired.
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For each ink listed, specify the percentage you want in the mixed ink swatch. (You cannot add or delete inks.)
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Click OK.