Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
A colorful RGB image.
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Press Ctrl+Y (Windows) or Command+Y (Mac OS); some of the colors become duller. By pressing
Ctrl+Y/Command+Y, you have turned on the Proof Colors. This is a toggle keyboard shortcut, which
means you can press Ctrl+Y/Command+Y again to turn the preview off. Note that the text in your title
bar indicates whether this preview is active or not. Keep the file open for the next part of this lesson.
The Proof Colors preview attempts to visually simulate what the colors in this image would look like if
it were to be printed. This simulation is controlled by the choices you make in the color settings. This is
why understanding the color settings is important, since the settings you choose not only affect your
preview, but also how the image appears in its final destination, print or on-screen.
Editing color settings
For this lesson, you will adjust the color settings for Photoshop as if the final destination for this image
were print. Note that if you have other applications from the Creative Cloud installed, you can adjust your
color settings throughout all of them using Adobe Bridge CC. Applying color settings through Adobe
Bridge saves you the time of making sure that all the colors are consistent throughout your production pro-
cess. If you want to adjust color settings throughout all your Creative Cloud applications, follow the in-
structions for using Adobe Bridge. If you only want to change the color settings in Adobe Photoshop, fol-
low the steps starting at step 4.
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Choose File > Browse in Bridge to bring Adobe Bridge to the front. If you do not have Bridge installed,
you can install it when the Adobe Application manager launches.
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Choose Edit > Color Settings and select North America Prepress 2, if it is not already selected. Click the
Apply button.
The new color settings are applied to all of your Creative Cloud applications. Note that the setting you
selected is a generic setting created for a printing process that is typical in North America. If your se-
lections are not exactly the same, choose the setting that states it is a prepress setting.
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Click the Return to Adobe Photoshop boomerang icon ( ) at the top of Bridge.
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In Photoshop, choose Edit > Color Settings, even if you have already set them in Adobe Bridge.
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If North America Prepress 2 is not selected in the Settings drop-down menu, choose it now. Leave the
Colors Settings dialog box open.
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While still in the Color Settings dialog box, press Ctrl+Y (Windows) or Command+Y (Mac OS) to use
the toggle shortcut for the CMYK preview. You can tell if you are in the CMYK preview by looking at
the title bar of the image window. Notice that CMYK appears in parentheses at the end of the title.
