You can access the "Swatch Books" dialog through RIP-Queue or Job Editor by clicking the icon on the toolbar. (Figure 1)

 

You can also show to the "Swatch Books" dialog through [Color Replacement] in Job Editor. (Figure 2)

1. Click the [Color Correction] tab, then Tools > Color Replacements
2. Click the first button to add a new color, which opens the "Color Replacement" dialog.
3. Once you have a color selected, you can click the [Swatch Books] button.

The "Swatch Books" dialog is broken into five different areas (Figure 3):

 

Swatch Generation

There are three types of Swatches available:

• 1-Dimensional: Allows horizontal variation of the source color
• 2-Dimensional: Allows horizontal and vertical variations of the source color
• 3-Dimensional: Allows horizontal, vertical and individual page variations of the source color

 

The number of corresponding patches can be selected relative to the [Swatch Type] selection. The [Patch Width], [Patch Height], [Label Gap] and [Patch Gap] are defined by the user.

 

Source Color

This displays the currently selected source color; the selected color space and current device values.

When Swatch Books are accessed from the "Color Replacement" dialog the source color will already have been selected. To change the selected color, click [Edit] button..

 

When using Swatch Books without starting with “Color Replacement”, you will need to select and edit the source color by clicking button..

 

Color Type

Select the color type from any of the following:

• CMYK
• RGB
• Lab
• Spot Color
• Device Values (Printer Ink Channels)

 

You can also measure a source color using a supported hand-held spectrophotometer.

 

Auto Patches

When [Auto Patches] is selected, you can choose the type of variation and the [+/- ] degree of variation to be applied to the swatch.

Select a variation type from the following:

• Saturation (1-Dimensional Only)
• Lightness
• Chroma
• Hue