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#Click on the object whose color you want to change. It will be selected. | #Click on the object whose color you want to change. It will be selected. | ||
| − | #Right click | + | #Right click it and choose '''Area''' from the context menu. |
#In the pop-up window that appears, flip to the '''Colors''' tab. | #In the pop-up window that appears, flip to the '''Colors''' tab. | ||
#Select CMYK from the '''Color System''' combo box. | #Select CMYK from the '''Color System''' combo box. | ||
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#Repeat steps 1, 2, and 3 listed above. | #Repeat steps 1, 2, and 3 listed above. | ||
| − | #Click | + | #Click the '''Load Color List''' icon. |
#Select the cmyk.soc file and press the '''Open''' button. (standard path: '''OpenOffice60/user/config/''') | #Select the cmyk.soc file and press the '''Open''' button. (standard path: '''OpenOffice60/user/config/''') | ||
#Close the window by clicking the '''OK''' button. | #Close the window by clicking the '''OK''' button. | ||
Revision as of 09:25, 8 April 2009
I'm trying to print a Draw document, but the colors printed by my printer are not the same ones displayed on the screen. How can I edit them using the CMYK color system?
The modern color printers use a % mix of 4 inks (or 6 in the newest ones) to reproduce the colors that are visible to us. In Draw, to edit a color using the exact percentage of an ink you have to:
- Click on the object whose color you want to change. It will be selected.
- Right click it and choose Area from the context menu.
- In the pop-up window that appears, flip to the Colors tab.
- Select CMYK from the Color System combo box.
- Modify the CMYK % values in the boxes below.
- Click the OK button. You will be prompted as to whether you want to modify the existing color or to add a new one to the palette. Make your choice.
Otherwise, you can use/modify a ready CMYK palette:
- Repeat steps 1, 2, and 3 listed above.
- Click the Load Color List icon.
- Select the cmyk.soc file and press the Open button. (standard path: OpenOffice60/user/config/)
- Close the window by clicking the OK button.
