Color management policies
Color management policies determine how colors are managed in documents that you open and work with in an application. In Corel DESIGNER, you can set one color-management policy for opening documents and another for importing and pasting files and objects in the active document.
The color management policy for opening files determines what RGB, CMYK, and Grayscale color profiles are used in each file you want to open. By default, the application uses the color profiles embedded in the file. You can also choose to assign the default color profiles to the file or convert colors in the file to the default color profiles.
By default, the color management policy for importing and pasting files converts the RGB and Grayscale colors of the files to the document color profiles, and assigns the document CMYK color profile to files in the CMYK mode. You can also choose to assign the document color profiles to the file, or convert the colors of the active document to the color profiles that are embedded in the file.
The files that you are opening or importing may be missing color profiles, or may contain color profiles that do not match the default color profiles. By default, the application does not warn you about missing or mismatched color profiles but makes color management choices that produce good results. However, you can activate warning messages if you want to have full control over the colors in your documents.
To set a color management policy for opening documents
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Click
Tools 
Color Management.
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In the
Open policy area, choose one of the following options from the
RGB list box:
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Use embedded color profile — preserves the RGB color profile that is embedded in the file. This option is recommended, because it preserves the original RGB color appearance and RGB color values of the document.
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Assign default color profile — uses the default RGB color profile to define document colors. RGB color values are preserved, but the appearance of RGB colors may change.
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Convert to default color profile — converts colors to the default RGB color profile. The appearance of RGB colors in documents is preserved, but the color values may change.
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From the
CMYK list box in the
Open policy area, choose an option for managing CMYK colors in documents. The options are the same as the options that are available for RGB colors.
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From the
Grayscale list box in the
Open policy area, choose an option for managing the grayscale colors in documents. The options are the same as the options that are available for RGB colors.
To set a color management policy for importing and pasting files
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Click
Tools Color Management.
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In the
Import and Paste policy area, choose one of the following options from the
RGB list box:
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Convert to document color profile — converts the RGB colors of the imported or pasted file to the RGB color profile of the active document. This option is used when the imported file contains a color profile that does not match the color profile of the document.
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Assign document color profile — assigns the RGB color profile of the document to the imported or pasted file. The RGB color values of the file are preserved but the color appearance may change.
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Use embedded color profile — uses the RGB color profile that is embedded in the file, preserving the RGB color values and appearance of the imported or pasted file. This option converts document colors to the color profile that is embedded in the imported or pasted file.
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From the
CMYK list box in the
Import and Paste policy area, choose an option for managing CMYK colors in imported and pasted files. The options are the same as the options that are available for RGB colors.
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From the
Grayscale list box in the
Import and Paste policy area, choose an option for managing the grayscale colors in imported and pasted files. The options are the same as the options that are available for RGB colors.
To activate warning messages for missing and mismatched color profiles
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Click
Tools Color Management.
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Enable any of the following check boxes in the
Open policy and
Import and paste policy areas:
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Warn on color profile mismatch•
Warn on missing color profile