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                    Mixing inks
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                <br clear="both" /><div id="minitoc"><div class="t"><div class="b"><div class="l"><div class="r"><div class="bl"><div class="br"><div class="tl"><div class="tr"><div><h3>Contents [<a href="#" onclick="return toggleMiniToc('minitoc-links', this);" class="hideLink">Hide</a>]</h3><ul id="minitoc-links"><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c6fa"><h3 class="topictitle3">Create and edit mixed ink swatches</h3>
</a></p><ul><li><p><a href="#WS646794A1-8082-4728-A36A-22CD61D1CAF7"><h4 class="topictitle4">Create a mixed ink swatch</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c6ea"><h4 class="topictitle4">Create a mixed ink group</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c6da"><h4 class="topictitle4">Edit mixed ink swatches</h4>
</a></p></li></ul></li><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c6ba"><h3 class="topictitle3">Manage mixed ink groups</h3>
</a></p><ul><li><p><a href="#WS20B3EADD-9299-4a61-A440-6C423637C712a"><h4 class="topictitle4">Delete mixed ink groups</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c6aa"><h4 class="topictitle4">Add a swatch to a mixed ink group</h4>
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<div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c6fa" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c6fa"></a><h2 class="topictitle2">Create and edit mixed ink swatches</h2><div><div class="section"><p>When you need to achieve the
maximum number of printed colors with the fewest number of inks,
you can create new ink swatches by mixing two spot inks or by mixing
a spot ink with one or more process inks. Using mixed ink colors
lets you increase the number of colors available without increasing
the number of separations used to print the document. </p>
<p>You
can create a single mixed ink swatch or use a mixed ink group to
generate multiple swatches at once. A mixed ink group contains a
series of colors created from incremental percentages of different
process and spot color inks. For example, mixing four tints of process
cyan (20%, 40%, 60%, and 80%) with five tints of a spot color (10%,
20%, 30%, 40%, and 50%) results in a mixed ink group that contains
20 different swatches.</p>
<div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="jk_09" src="images/jk_09.png" /><div class="figdesc">Swatches panel with mixed ink swatches </div><br /><dl><dt class="dlterm">A.</dt>
<dd>Parent of mixed ink group</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">B.</dt>
<dd>Child
in mixed ink group</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">C.</dt>
<dd>Mixed
ink swatch (standalone)</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p></dl>
</div><p>Before
you can create a mixed ink swatch or a mixed ink group, you must
add at least one spot color to the Swatches panel.</p>
</div>
</div><div id="WS646794A1-8082-4728-A36A-22CD61D1CAF7" class="nochunk"><a name="WS646794A1-8082-4728-A36A-22CD61D1CAF7"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Create a mixed ink swatch</h3><div><ol><li class="stepexpand"><span>From
the Swatches panel menu, choose New Mixed Ink Swatch. (This option
is dimmed until you add a spot color to the Swatches panel.)</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Type a name for the swatch.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>To include an ink in the mixed ink swatch, click the
empty box next to its name. An ink icon&#160;<img src="images/P_MultiInks291_Wd_N.png" /> appears.
A mixed ink swatch must contain at least one spot color.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Adjust the percentage of each ink included in the swatch
by using the slider bar or typing a value in the percentage box.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>To add the mixed ink to the Swatches panel, click Add
or OK.</span> <div class="tip"><img src="images/tip_help.png" />Colors on a monitor often look different
when they print. For best results, ask your commercial printer to
output a sample of any mixed inks you want to print. </div></li>
</ol>
</div></div><div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c6ea" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c6ea"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Create a mixed ink group</h3><div><ol><li class="stepexpand"><span>From the Swatches panel menu, choose New Mixed
Ink Group. (This option is dimmed until you add a spot color to
the Swatches panel.)</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>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).</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>To include an ink in the mixed ink group, click the empty
box next to its name.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>For each ink you select, do the following:</span><ul><li><p>For Initial, enter the percentage of ink
you want to start mixing to create the group.</p>
</li>
<li><p>For Repeat, specify the number of times you want
to increment the ink percentage.</p>
</li>
<li><p>For Increment, specify the percentage of ink you
want to add for each repetition.</p>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>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.</span> <div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>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%.</div>
</li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Click&#160;OK to add all inks in the mixed ink group
to the Swatches panel.</span></li>
</ol>
</div></div><div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c6da" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c6da"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Edit mixed ink swatches</h3><div><div class="section"><p>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:</p>
<ul><li><p>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.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Changes you make to the parent&#160;<img src="images/P_MultiInks291_Wd_N.png" /> 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.)</p>
</li>
<li><p>Converting a mixed ink to a process or spot color removes
its association with its mixed ink group. </p>
</li>
<li><p>Deleting the parent of a mixed ink group deletes all swatches
in the group.</p>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
<ol><li><span>In
the Swatches panel, double-click the parent&#160;<img src="images/P_MultiInks291_Wd_N.png" /> of
the mixed ink group you want to change.</span></li>
<li><span>Do any of the following:</span><ul><li><p>Select a new ink to replace an existing
component ink.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Click the box next to an ink to exclude or include
it as a component of the mixed ink group.</p>
<div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>You cannot change
the initial percentages, repeats, or increments used to create the
mixed ink group.</div>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><span>Click&#160;OK.</span></li>
</ol>
</div></div></div>
<div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c6ba" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c6ba"></a><h2 class="topictitle2">Manage mixed ink groups</h2><div><div class="section"><p>Use the Swatches panel to delete mixed ink
groups, add swatches, and convert mixed ink swatches to process
colors.</p>
</div>
</div><div id="WS20B3EADD-9299-4a61-A440-6C423637C712a" class="nochunk"><a name="WS20B3EADD-9299-4a61-A440-6C423637C712a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Delete mixed ink groups</h3><div><div class="p"><span><img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160;In the Swatches panel, select the parent of
the mixed ink group you want to delete, and click the Delete button.</span></div>
</div></div><div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c6aa" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c6aa"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Add a swatch to a mixed ink group</h3><div><ol><li><span>In the Swatches panel, select the parent of
the mixed ink group.</span></li>
<li><span>Choose New Color Swatch from the panel menu.</span></li>
<li><span>Specify a name for the swatch, if desired.</span></li>
<li><span>For each ink listed, specify the percentage you want
in the mixed ink swatch. (You cannot add or delete inks.)</span></li>
<li><span>Click&#160;OK.</span></li>
</ol>
</div></div><div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c69a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c69a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Convert a single mixed ink swatch to a process color</h3><div><div class="section"><p>You can convert mixed inks to
process colors to reduce printing costs. When you convert the parent
of a mixed ink group to process, the parent swatch disappears, and
the other swatches in the mixed ink group are converted to process colors.</p>
</div>
<ol><li><span>Double-click the mixed ink swatch you want to
convert.</span></li>
<li><span>For Color Type, select Process, and then click&#160;OK.</span></li>
</ol>
</div></div><div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c68a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c68a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Convert all inks in a mixed ink group to process</h3><div><div class="p"><span><img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160;Double-click the parent&#160;<img src="images/P_MultiInks291_Wd_N.png" /> of
the mixed ink group, and select Convert Mixed Ink Swatches To Process
in the dialog box that appears.</span></div>
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