Specifying color-management settings
Even if your monitor is calibrated and profiled, accurately previewing colors onscreen also
depends on correctly setting up the color-management controls in the Color Settings dialog box
in Photoshop.
By default, Photoshop is set up for color gamuts that are more appropriate for an RGB-based
digital workflow. If you’re preparing artwork for printing on a press, as in the document used in
this lesson, you’ll want to change the settings to be more appropriate for CMYK-based prepress
production rather than screen display.
You’ll create customized color settings.
1. Choose Edit > Color Settings to open the Color Settings dialog box.The bottom of the dialog box interactively describes each option.
2. Without clicking (don’t change settings), hover the pointer over each part of the dialog box,
including the names of sections (such as Working Spaces), the menu names, and the menu
options. As you move the pointer, Photoshop displays information about each item in the
Description area.Now, you’ll choose a set of options designed for a print workflow.
3. Choose North America Prepress 2 from the Settings menu. The working spaces and color-
management policy options change for a prepress workflow. Then click OK.Identifying out-of-gamut colors