Open the ink manager, Specify which colors to separate, Separate spot colors as process – Adobe InDesign CC 2015 User Manual
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A Process ink B Aliased Spot ink C Spot ink
Open the Ink Manager
Do one of the following:
• From the Separations Preview panel menu (Window > Output > Separations Preview), choose Ink Manager.
• Choose File > Print, and click Output. In the Output section, click Ink Manager.
Specify which colors to separate
Each separation is labeled with the color name that InDesign assigned it. If an icon of a printer appears next to the color
name, InDesign creates a separation for the color. Any spot inks—including those defined and used in imported PDF
files or EPS graphics—also appear in the ink list.
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In the Output area of the Print dialog box, select Separations or, if you use a PPD file that supports in-RIP
separations, select In-RIP Separations.
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Do one of the following:
• To create a separation, make sure that the printer icon is displayed next to the color name in the ink list.
• To choose not to create a separation, click the printer icon next to the color’s name. The printer icon disappears.
Separate spot colors as process
Using the Ink Manager, you can convert spot colors to process colors. When spot colors are converted to process color
equivalents, they are printed as separations rather than on a single plate. Converting a spot color is useful if you’ve
accidentally added a spot color to a process color document, or if the document contains more spot colors than are
practical to print.
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In the Ink Manager, do one of the following:
• To separate individual spot colors, click the ink-type icon to the left of the spot color or aliased spot color. A
process color icon appears. To change the color back to spot, click the icon again.
• To separate all spot colors, select All Spots To Process. The icons to the left of the spot colors change to process
color icons. To restore the spot colors, deselect All Spots To Process.
Note: Selecting All Spots To Process removes any ink aliases you’ve set up in the Ink Manager and can also affect
overprinting and trapping settings in the document.