ADOBE INDESIGN CS3

Chapter 5

WORKING WITH COLOR

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Work with Process Colors

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Process colors are colors you create by mixing varying percentages of cyan, magenta, yellow, and black (CMYK)CMYK inks are called process inksColors created in Adobe InDesign with the

Swatches panel are called named colorsGiven name of color it is based on plus percent

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Tints in Adobe InDesign refers to a lighter version of a color

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Creating tint swatchesSelect a swatchClick the Swatches panel list arrowClick New Tint SwatchDrag the Tint slider to the desired

percentage

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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black (“CMYK” or “process colors”)

Process Color Type

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Working with unnamed colorsUse Color panel to mix colors and apply

them to objectsSelect objectDrag sliders in Color panel until happy with new color

Color is not saved anywhere unless you drag it to the Swatches panel

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Color dragged into Swatches panel

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Apply ColorApplying color to objects

Use the Fill or the Stroke buttons in the Toolbox to apply fills and strokes to objects after selecting object

Color panel and Swatches panel have Fill and Stroke buttons

Keyboard shortcut - pressing [X] once toggles between Fill and Stroke after activated

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Apply ColorApplying color to objects

Use Drag and Drop by dragging swatch over interior of object

The Default Fill and Stroke button reverts the Fill and Stroke buttons to their default colors (no fill, black stroke)

The Swap Fill and Stroke button swaps fill color with stroke color

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Fill and stroke buttons are also found on Color and Swatches panels

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Fill and Stroke buttons

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Apply Color The Apply Color and

Apply Gradient buttons display the last color and gradient that you’ve used

The Apply None button removes the fill or stroke from a selected object

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Apply Color button

Apply Gradient button

Apply None button

Swap Fill and Stroke button

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You can also drag a swatch from the Swatches panel to the fill or stroke of an object

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Pointer appears as an arrow with fill or stroke icon

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Paper swatch –use when you want object to have white fill or stroke

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Text frame with “NONE” fill

Frames with yellow fill Text frame with “Paper” fill

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Apply Color to TextUse Fill and Stroke buttonsClick Formatting affects text button

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Fill and Stroke buttons

Formatting affects text button

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Creating Black Shadow text - when text is placed on dark background, place a black copy of text behind original

Duplicate the text layerSelect all of the text frames on one of the

layersUse the Object menu >Transform>Move

command to move the text slightly

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Apply Color

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Modifying and deleting swatchesDouble-click swatch on Swatches panel,

which opens the Swatch Options dialog box

Delete swatch by selecting swatch and click Delete Swatch button at the bottom of the panel

Use Delete Swatch dialog box to choose a color replacement

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Swatch Options dialog box

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Apply Color

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Work with Spot Colors

Spot colors are non-process inks that are manufactured by companiesThey are special pre-mixed inks,

separate from process inksTo choose a spot color, click the

Swatches panel list arrow, then click New Color Swatch

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Defines Process or Spot color

Color Mode defines Spot color system used

Pantone solid coated color system

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Creating spot colorsUse New Color Swatch dialog boxChoose Spot from Color Type listChoose one of 30 systems in Color

Mode listRelated library of spot colors leads

to New Swatch dialog box where you make your choice

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Importing graphics with spot colorsInDesign recognizes spot colors

created in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop

InDesign identifies spot color and is added to InDesign Swatches panel

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Work with Gradients

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Creating GradientsA gradient is a graduated blend of two or

more colorsEvery gradient must have at least two colors

(the starting and ending colors)Colors that come between the starting and

ending colors are called color stopsRadial gradient – the starting color appears

in center of circle and fades to edgeLinear gradient – is series of straight lines

fading to edge

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Gradients are created using the Gradient panel

Add, remove and move colors along the gradient ramp

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Click edge of gradient ramp to add new color stop

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Linear gradient Radial gradient

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Applying gradientsUse the Gradient Swatch Tool to change

length and/or direction of linear or radial gradient

Use the Gradient Feather Tool works like Gradient Swatch Tool except creates a softer look

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Modify a GradientWhen modified all instances of gradient

use are automatically updatedGradient panel shows Gradient Ramp

used to change colorModifications made in Gradient panel

affect only the gradient fill of selected object

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Gradient panel

Gradient Ramp