Xerox 550, 560 Selecting a spot color variation, Printing a spot color variation, Requirements

Selecting a spot color variation 55

Selecting a spot color variation

1.From the Tools menu, select Spot Color Editor.

2.In the Color list, type the name of the spot color or browse through the list of spot colors, and then select the spot color that you want to change.

3.Click the Variations button.

The Variations dialog box appears. The spot color is in the center of the color patches and is marked 0.

4.Click and slide the Variation steps slider to see the different variation steps between 1 to 7 color units of the original value. Each unit refers to a dot percentage of the original value.

5.(Optional) To see the CMYK values of a color patch, roll your mouse over the color patch.

The CMYK values appear in the lower-left corner of the dialog box.

6.To select a variation of the spot color, click the desired color patch.

The Before and After boxes show the difference between the original spot color and the selected color patch.

7.To select a different brightness setting for the selected color patch, click a color patch under Brightness.

The K value of the selected color patch is increased or decreased according to your selection.

8.Click Select.

9.Click Apply.

The spot color with the new values is added to the custom dictionary.

10.Click Close.

Printing a spot color variation

Print a spot color variation chart.

Requirements:

The printer must be connected.

1.From the Tools menu, select Spot Color Editor.

2.In the Color list, type the name of the spot color or browse to the spot color, and then select the spot color that you want to change.