Spot Colors in Some EPS Files Separate As CMYK (827300)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Office Publisher 2003
- Microsoft Office Publisher 2003 with Digital Image Pro
SYMPTOMSIn Publisher 2003 when you open a publication that contains
Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) graphics with spot colors and then you print the
publication as separations, the EPS graphics separate as
Cyan-Magenta-Yellow-Black (CMYK), or separate to the black plate if the job is
a spot color job.CAUSEThis problem occurs because there are several different ways
to define spot colors in an EPS file. The EPS graphic import filter that
Publisher uses does not recognize all the different ways to define spot colors
in an EPS file. Publisher can correctly separate spot colors in EPS files that
are created in Adobe Illustrator or Macromedia FreeHand. EPS files created in
other programs may or may not work correctly. WORKAROUNDThere are two methods to work around this problem. Method 1: Print Publication As Composite CMYKTo work around this problem you can print the publication as
composite CYMK and use another program or use your Raster Image Processor (RIP)
to provide color separations. Publisher includes spot color names in its CMYK
composite PostScript. To print the publication as composite CMYK, follow these
steps:
- Open the publication if it is not already open.
- On the File menu, click
Print.
- Click Advanced Print Settings.
- In the Advanced Print Settings dialog box
on the Output list, click Composite
CMYK.
- Make any other required changes, and then click
OK.
- In the Print dialog box, make any required
changes, and then click OK.
- Use your trapping or page imposition software, or the
in-RIP separation feature in your RIP to create color separations.
Method 2: Define Spot Colors by Their CMYK Values Another work around is to define the spot colors by their CMYK
values, not by their names. To do this, follow these steps:
- Open the publication if it is not already open.
- On the Tools menu, point to
Commercial Printing Tools, and then click Color
Printing.
- Click the Colors tab.
- Click Process Colors (CMYK).
The
spot colors in the EPS files are listed both by the name of the spot color
(PANTONE 1375 C, for example) and the spot color's CMYK equivalent (CMYK (0,
40, 90, 0), for example.) - Make a note of what the CMYK values are for each of the
affected spot colors in the EPS files.
- Click Cancel.
- On the Tools menu , point to
Commercial Printing Tools, and then click Color
Printing.
- On the Inks tab, right-click one of the
affected spot colors, and then click Change.
- On the Color Model list, click
CMYK.
- Type the appropriate values in the Cyan,
Magenta, Yellow, and Black
fields.
- Click OK.
- Repeat steps 8 through 11 for each affected spot
color.
- Print the publication as separations.
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Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 1/12/2006 |
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Keywords: | kbPostScript kbprepress kbprint kbprb KB827300 kbAudEndUser |
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