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and produces good results when RGB colors
are converted to a CMYK color space.
When you assign a different color profile to a
document, the colors may appear different,
although the color values do not change.
To change the assigned color profiles for
the active document in CorelDRAW, click
To o l s ` Color management `
Document settings. Next, enable the
Assign different color profiles option,
and choose color profiles from the RGB,
CMYK, and Grayscale list boxes.Left: The SWOP 2006_Coated3v2.icc color profile is
assigned to the active document. Right: When the
Japan Color 2002 Newspaper color profile is assigned to
the document, the colors appear much less saturated.
Converting colors to other color profiles
When you convert document colors from one
color profile to another, the color values in the
document are changed according to the
rendering intent, but the appearance of colors
is preserved. The main purpose of converting
colors is to match the appearance of colors in
the source color space as closely as possible to
colors in the destination color space. Because
multiple color conversions deteriorate
accuracy, it is recommended that you convert
colors only once. Wait until the document is
ready and you are sure of the color profile that
will be used for the final output.To convert document colors to those of
other color profiles, click Tools ` Color
management ` Document settings.
Next, enable the Convert document
colors to new color profiles option, and
choose color profiles from the RGB,
CMYK, and Grayscale list boxes.You can also choose a color engine and choose
how to handle black and grayscale colors
during conversion. For more information, see
“Choosing color-conversion settings” in the
Help.Embedding color profiles
When you save or export a document to a file
format that supports color profiles, the color
profiles are embedded in the file by default.
Embedding a color profile attaches the color
profile to the document to ensure that the
same colors you used are shared with anyone
who views or prints the document.To embed a color profile when saving or
exporting a document, be sure that the
Embed color profiles check box is
enabled in the Save as or Export dialog
box.Soft proofing
Soft proofing provides an on-screen preview of
a document as it will appear when it is
reproduced by a specific printer or displayed on
a specific monitor. Unlike the “hard-proofing”
technique that is used in a traditional printing
workflow, soft proofing lets you look at the
final result without committing ink to paper.