Adobe InDesign CS5 - Manual (Page 649)

643 USING INDESIGN
Color separations
Last updated 11/16/2011
Ink Manager overview
The Ink Manager provides control over inks at output time. Changes you make using the Ink Manager affect the
output, not how the colors are defined in the document.
Ink Manager options are especially useful for print service providers. For example, if a process job includes a spot color,
a service provider can open the document and change the spot color to the equivalent CMYK process color. If a
document contains two similar spot colors when only one is required, or if the same spot color has two different names,
a service provider can map the two to a single alias.
In a trapping workflow, the Ink Manager lets you set the ink density for controlling when trapping takes place, and it
lets you set the correct number and sequence of inks.
Note: InDesign and Acrobat share the same Ink Manager technology. However, only InDesign has the Use Standard Lab
Values For Spots option.
Ink Manager
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.
1 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.
2 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.
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