Change an imported spot color to a process color – Adobe InDesign CS5 User Manual
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Last updated 11/16/2011
If the graphic you are importing contains a spot color with the same name as a spot color in your document but
different color values, the color values in the document are used.
Change an imported spot color to a process color
When you import an EPS, PSD, TIFF or PDF graphic containing a spot color (or a spot-color channel), InDesign adds
the spot color name and definition to the Swatches panel. You can change an imported spot color swatch to a process
color swatch. This provides flexibility for adapting colors—even those in imported graphics—to your current output
requirements.
1 In the Swatches panel, double-click the swatch you want to edit.
2 In the Swatch Options dialog box, choose Process in the Color Type menu.
Note: This changes the color type in the InDesign document only. To permanently change the color type of colors within
a graphic, open the graphic in the program in which it was created, and then edit the color in that program.