Create and edit tints – Adobe InDesign CS3 User Manual

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A tint of a spot color is printed on the same printing plate as the spot color. A tint of a process color multiplies each
of the CMYK process inks by the tint percentage; for example, an 80% tint of C10 M20 Y40 K10 results in C8 M16
Y32 K8.

Because colors and tints update together, if you edit a swatch, all objects that use a tint of that swatch update accord-
ingly. You can also edit the base swatch of a named tint using the Swatch Options command in the Swatches panel
menu; this updates any other tints based on the same swatch.

The tint range in Adobe Creative Suite 3 is 0% to 100%; the lower the number, the lighter the tint.

Create and edit tints

You can adjust the tint of an individual object, or create tints by using the Tint slider in the Swatches panel or Color
panel. The tint range is from 0% to 100%; the lower the number, the lighter the tint will be.

Create a tint swatch using the Swatches panel

In the Swatches panel, select a color swatch.

Select the arrow next to the Tint box.

Drag the Tint slider, and click the New Swatch button

or select New Tint Swatch in the Swatches panel menu.

The tint appears in the Swatches panel with the name of its base color and the percentage of the tint.

Create a tint swatch using the Color panel

In the Swatches panel, select a swatch.

In the Color panel, drag the Tint slider, or enter a tint value in the Percentage box.

In the Color panel menu, click Add To Swatches.

Drag the Tint slider and then click Add To Swatches.

Create an unnamed tint

In the Swatches panel, select the Fill box or the Stroke box.

Drag the Tint slider, or enter a tint value in the percentage box.

Edit a tint or base color swatch

In the Swatches panel, double-click the tint swatch.

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