Adobe InDesign CS3 - Manual (Page 427)

INDESIGN CS3
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Swatch types
The Swatches panel stores the following types of swatches:
Colors Icons on the Swatches panel identify the spot and process color types, and LAB , RGB ,
CMYK , and Mixed Ink color modes.
Tints A percentage value next to a swatch in the Swatches panel indicates a tint of a spot or process color.
Gradients An icon on the Swatches panel indicates whether a gradient is radial or linear .
None The None swatch removes the stroke or fill from an object. You can’t edit or remove this swatch.
Paper Paper is a built-in swatch that simulates the paper color on which you’re printing. Objects behind a paper-
colored object won’t print where the paper-colored object overlaps them. Instead, the color of the paper on which
you print shows through. You can edit the Paper color to match your paper stock by double-clicking it in the
Swatches panel. Use the Paper color for previewing only—it will not be printed on a composite printer or in color
separations. You can’t remove this swatch. Do not apply the Paper swatch to remove color from an object. Use the
None swatch instead.
Note: If the Paper color is not working as described, and you are printing to a non-PostScript printer, try switching your
printer driver to Raster Graphics mode.
Black Black is a built-in, 100% process color black defined using the CMYK color model. You can’t edit or remove
this swatch. By default, all occurrences of Black overprint (print on top of) underlying inks, including text characters
at any size. You can disable this behavior.
Registration Registration is a built-in swatch that causes objects to print on every separation from a PostScript
printer. For example, registration marks use the Registration color, so that printing plates can be aligned precisely on
a press. You cannot edit or remove this swatch.
You can also add colors from any color library to the Swatches panel so that they are saved with your document.
Create color swatches
Swatches can include spot or process colors, mixed inks (process colors mixed with one or more spot colors), RGB
or Lab colors, gradients, or tints.
When you place an image that contains spot colors, the colors are automatically added as swatches to the Swatches
panel. You can apply these swatches to objects in your document, but you cannot redefine or delete the swatches.
The selected color or gradient appears in the Swatches panel and in the Fill box or Stroke box in the Toolbox, and is
applied to the fill or stroke of all selected objects.
See also
“Using colors from imported graphics” on page 435
Create a new color swatch
1 Choose New Color Swatch in the Swatches panel menu.
2 For Color Type, choose the method you’ll use to print document colors on a printing press.
3 For Swatch Name, do one of the following:
• If you chose Process as the color type and you want the name always to describe the color values, make sure that
Name With Color Value is selected.