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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="#WS72015170-65C4-4b38-ADE4-67A23E0B7B04a"><h3 class="topictitle3">About tints</h3>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c82a"><h3 class="topictitle3">Create and edit tints</h3>
</a></p><ul><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c81a"><h4 class="topictitle4">Create a tint swatch using the Swatches panel</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c80a"><h4 class="topictitle4">Create a tint swatch using the Color panel</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c7fa"><h4 class="topictitle4">Create an unnamed tint</h4>
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<div id="WS72015170-65C4-4b38-ADE4-67A23E0B7B04a" class="nochunk"><a name="WS72015170-65C4-4b38-ADE4-67A23E0B7B04a"></a><h2 class="topictitle2">About tints</h2><div><p>A <dfn class="term">tint</dfn> is
a screened (lighter) version of a color. Tinting is an economical
way to make additional spot color variations without having to pay
for additional spot color inks. Tinting is also a quick way to create
lighter versions of process colors, although it doesn’t reduce the
cost of printing process colors. As with non-tinted colors, it’s
best to name and store tints in the Swatches panel so that you can easily
edit all instances of that tint in your document.</p>
<div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="jk_04" src="images/jk_04.png" /><div class="figdesc">Spot color and tints</div><br /></div><p>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.</p>
<p>Because colors and tints update together, if you edit a swatch,
all objects that use a tint of that swatch update accordingly. 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.</p>
<p>The tint range in Adobe Creative Suite 3
is 0% to 100%; the lower the number, the lighter the tint.</p>
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<div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c82a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c82a"></a><h2 class="topictitle2">Create and edit tints</h2><div><p>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.</p>
<p>Because colors and tints update together, if you edit a swatch,
all objects that use a tint of that swatch update accordingly. 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.</p>
</div><div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c81a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c81a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Create a tint swatch using the Swatches panel</h3><div><ol><li><p>In the Swatches panel, select a color swatch.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Select the arrow next to the Tint box.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Drag the Tint slider, and click the New Swatch button&#160;<img src="images/P_New_Wi_N.png" /> or
select New Tint Swatch in the Swatches panel menu. </p>
</li>
</ol>
<p>The tint appears in the Swatches panel with the name of its base
color and the percentage of the tint.</p>
</div></div><div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c80a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c80a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Create a tint swatch using the Color panel</h3><div><ol><li><p>In the Swatches panel, select a swatch.</p>
</li>
<li><p>In the Color panel, drag the Tint slider, or enter a tint
value in the Percentage box.</p>
</li>
<li><p>In the Color panel menu, click Add To Swatches. </p>
<div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="jk_20" src="images/jk_20.png" /><div class="figdesc">Drag the Tint slider and then click Add To Swatches.</div><br /></div></li>
</ol>
</div></div><div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c7fa" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c7fa"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Create an unnamed tint</h3><div><ol><li><p>In the Swatches panel, select the Fill box or the
Stroke box.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Drag the Tint slider, or enter a tint value in the percentage
box.</p>
</li>
</ol>
</div></div><div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c7ea" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c7ea"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Edit a tint or base color swatch</h3><div><ol><li><p>In the Swatches
panel, double-click the tint swatch.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Do one of the following, and click&#160;OK:</p>
<ul><li><p>To edit the tint, change the Tint value. This updates all
objects using that tint swatch.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To edit the tint’s base color swatch, change the Color Mode
or the Color Mode values. This also updates all other tints based
on that same color swatch.</p>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
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