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CorelDRAW has two types of color management settings: default settings for color management and document color settings. The default settings for color management control the colors of new documents and any documents that do not contain color profiles (also known as “untagged documents”). Documents that were created in earlier versions of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite are treated as untagged. Document color settings affect only the colors of the active document.
The default settings for color management are essential for producing consistent colors.
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Presets — If you are new to color management and create designs for a specific
output, you can choose a preset to help you get started with the right color
management settings such as default color profiles and color-conversion settings.
Examples are the North America Prepress preset, which is suitable for projects to
be printed by North American print service providers, and the Europe Web preset,
which is suitable for Web projects that are created in Europe. For more information
about color management presets, see Working with color management presets.
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Default color profiles — define the RGB, CMYK, and grayscale colors in new
and untagged documents. You can change these settings so that all new documents
use the color profiles that you specify. In some applications, default color profiles
are called “working space profiles.”
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Primary color mode — determines the document color palette that is displayed
when you open or start a document as well as the default color mode of a document
that is exported as a bitmap. The primary color mode is set for all new and
untagged documents, but you can change this setting for the active document in
the Document color settings dialog box. Note that the primary color mode does
not limit colors in a CorelDRAW document to a single color mode.
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Rendering intent — lets you choose a method for mapping out-of-gamut colors
in new and untagged documents. If the default rendering intent is not suitable for
the active document, you can change it in the Document color settings dialog
box. For information about choosing the right rendering intent for your projects,
see What is a rendering intent?.
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Color conversion settings — control how colors are matched when you are
converting colors from one color profile to another. For example, you can change
the color engine or specify options for converting pure black colors in RGB,
CMYK, Lab, or Grayscale documents. For more information, see Choosing color-
conversion settings.
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Spot color definition — lets you display spot colors by using their Lab, CMYK,
or RGB color values. These alternative color values are also used when spot colors
are converted to process colors.
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Color management policies — manage colors in files that you open, or import or
paste in an active document. For more information about color management
policies, see Working with color management policies.
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Default color management settings dialog box
You can view and edit the color settings of the active document, without affecting new and untagged documents. You can see what color profiles are assigned to the document as well as what are the default color profiles of the application. The color profiles that are assigned to an active document determine the document color space for RGB, CMYK, and grayscale colors.
You can also assign different color profiles to the active document or convert its colors to specific color profiles. For information about assigning color profiles, see Assigning color profiles. For information about converting document colors to other color profiles, see Converting colors to other color profiles.
Document color settings dialog box
In addition, you can change the primary color mode and rendering intent for the active document.
You can find information about each control available in the Default color settings and Document color settings dialog boxes by pointing to the control and viewing the description in the Description area.
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Click Tools  Color management Default settings.
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Click Tools Color management Default settings.
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In the Default color settings area, choose a color profile from the following list
boxes:
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RGB — describes RGB colors in new and untagged documents
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CMYK — describes CMYK colors in new and untagged documents
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Grayscale — describes grayscale colors in new and untagged documents
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Click Tools Color management Document settings.
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You can also view the document color settings in the Document properties
dialog box by clicking File Document properties.
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The status bar displays the color profiles that are used in the active document.
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