From the course: Print Production: Spot Colors and Varnish

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Importing art containing spot color content and resolving issues with Ink Manager

Importing art containing spot color content and resolving issues with Ink Manager

From the course: Print Production: Spot Colors and Varnish

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Importing art containing spot color content and resolving issues with Ink Manager

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When you bring in artwork to an InDesign file, and that artwork is using a spot color, you don't have to worry about adding that color to the Swatches panel ahead of time, that artwork actually imports it for you. So here I have two spot colors in my Swatches panel, and I'm about to bring in a Duo Tone. When I go to File > Place, and I choose that Duo Tone, notice that even before we see the image, that new color, that PANTONE 202 has been added to my Swatches panel. So when I place him, now I think you start to suspect his color's a little bit different. And we already had a hint when we see the spot color numbers, so there are some issues with this that I'm going to need to fix. Let's see what's going on, and where these colors are used. When I go into Window and Output, and Separations Preview, and I turn on Separations Preview, now I have three spot colors in my list. I happen to know this is really a two color job. So somehow, I'm going to have to combine these colors, or I'm…

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