Create a mixed ink group, Edit mixed ink swatches, Manage mixed ink groups – Adobe InDesign CS3 User Manual
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Create a mixed ink group
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From the Swatches panel menu, choose New Mixed Ink Group. (This option is dimmed until you add a spot color
to the Swatches panel.)
2
Type a name for the Mixed Ink Group. Colors in the group will use this name followed by an incremented Swatch
suffix (Swatch 1, Swatch 2, and so on).
3
To include an ink in the mixed ink group, click the empty box next to its name.
4
For each ink you select, do the following:
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For Initial, enter the percentage of ink you want to start mixing to create the group.
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For Repeat, specify the number of times you want to increment the ink percentage.
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For Increment, specify the percentage of ink you want to add for each repetition.
5
Click Preview Swatches to generate the swatches without closing the dialog box; you can then see whether your
current ink selections and values produce the results you want, and make adjustments if they don’t.
Note: An alert appears if the values you enter for Initial, Repeat, and Increment add up to more than 100% of any one
ink. If you decide to proceed anyway, InDesign caps the ink percentages at 100%.
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Click OK to add all inks in the mixed ink group to the Swatches panel.
Edit mixed ink swatches
You modify a mixed ink swatch using the same methods used to edit other swatches. As you edit a mixed ink swatch
or group, be aware of the following:
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If you use the Swatches panel to delete an ink that is used in a mixed ink swatch, InDesign prompts you for a
replacement. A mixed ink must contain at least one spot color, or it will be converted to a process color.
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Changes you make to the parent
of a mixed ink group apply to all mixed inks in that group. (Changes you
make to a swatch in a mixed ink group apply to that swatch only.)
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Converting a mixed ink to a process or spot color removes its association with its mixed ink group.
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Deleting the parent of a mixed ink group deletes all swatches in the group.
1
In the Swatches panel, double-click the parent
of the mixed ink group you want to change.
2
Do any of the following:
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Select a new ink to replace an existing component ink.
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Click the box next to an ink to exclude or include it as a component of the mixed ink group.
Note: You cannot change the initial percentages, repeats, or increments used to create the mixed ink group.
3
Click OK.
See also
“Manage mixed ink groups” on page 434
Manage mixed ink groups
Use the Swatches panel to delete mixed ink groups, add swatches, and convert mixed ink swatches to process colors.