Saving custom color settings

Saving custom color settings
For desktop color printing, we recommended choosing North America Prepress 2 as the color setting for Photoshop (see page 10). For commercial printing, let the pros supply the proper color settings: Ask your print shop to send you a .csffi le with all the correct Working Spaces and Color Management Policies settings for their particular press. Th en all you’ll need to do is install that custom color settings fi le in the proper location by following the instructions below and, when needed, choose it from the Settings menu in the Color Settings dialog.

To save custom color settings as defaults for the Creative Suite:

1. In Windows, put the fi le in Program Files\Common Files\ Adobe \Color\Settings.
In the Mac OS, put the fi le in Users/[user name]/Library/Application Support/ Adobe/Color/Settings.


2. To access the newly saved settings fi le, open the Color Settings dialog, then choose the name of the .csf fi le from the Settings menu. If your print shop gives you a list of recommended settings for the Color Settings dialog — but not an actual .csf fi le — you can choose and then save that collection of settings as a .csf fi le by following theseinstructions.

To save custom color settings:

1. Choose Edit > Color Settings (Ctrl-Shift-K/Cmd-Shift-K). Th e Color Settings dialog opens.

2. Enter the required settings by choosing and checking the appropriate options.

3. Click Save and enter a fi le name (we recommend including the printer type in the name),keep the .csf extension and the default location, then click Save.

4. Click OK to exit the Color Settings dialog.