For step-by-step instructions, refer to Managing CxF/X-4 Data in PDF Files.

Icons

Click and select the PDF/X file to be modified.

Use and to successively load all PDF files available in the current folder.

Alternatively, drag a PDF/X file onto the ORIS CxF Toolbox window.

Output intent info

Description of the embedded ICC profile which specifies the output intent of the PDF/X file.

If no output intent is embedded, a message stating this appears instead. In this case it is not possible to assign any CxF/X-4 data. Embed an ICC profile as described below.

ICC profile

File name of the embedded output intent profile.

Click to extract the ICC profile and save it as a separate file.

Click to embed an ICC profile if the output intent is missing.

CxF/X-4 library

Use this option to assign missing CxF/X-4 color definitions automatically. Click and select a CxF/X-4 file with a large number of color definitions.

The library file is then searched for color definitions which are named exactly like the spot colors in the PDF/X file. Such color definitions are automatically assigned to the corresponding spot colors.

This search is always performed when a PDF file or CxF/X-4 library is loaded. A message appears if there are no matching color definitions in the library file.

To switch this functionality off, delete the path name from the input box.

CxF/X-4 Data

For step-by-step instructions, refer to Assigning CxF/X-4 Data to Spot Colors.

Spot Color in Document

The column on the left is the list of spot colors defined in the PDF file.

The name <not used> indicates that the CxF/X-4 data listed on the right is not used for any spot color in the PDF/X file.

CxF/X-4 Data

The column on the right indicates the status of the spot colors listed on the left:

<embedded>	CxF/X-4 data is embedded in the PDF/file.
<missing>	No CxF/X-4 data embedded for this spot color.
<removed>	CxF/X-4 data has been removed by the user.
[Spot color name]	The user has assigned CxF/X-4 data to this spot color.

Click this button if CxF/X-4 data is missing or needs to be replaced. This opens a dialog allowing you to load CxF/X-4 files and then assign color definitions to the spot colors. You can also view the spectral curves and metadata.

The status <missing> or <embedded> changes to indicate the spot color name defined in the CxF/X-4 file.

Click this button to remove the CxF/X-4 color definition from the selected spot color. The spot color status changes to <removed>.

You can also use for the following purposes:

• To remove selected CxF/X-4 definitions with the status <unused>.

• To restore the CxF/X-4 data embedded originally if you have replaced this data. The status will change back to <embedded>. Click again to remove the CxF/X-4 data from the spot color.

Click this button to save the selected color definition as a CxF/X-4 file. Specify a folder and a file name.

Display only CxF/X-4 data used in PDF file

Enable this option to hide all CxF/X-4 color definitions with the status <not used>. Such color definitions disappear from the list and will not be written to the PDF file when the file is saved. Disable this option to make the unused color definitions visible again.

Ink laydown order

This list shows the order in which process and spot colors will be printed. The color at the top will be printed first, the color at the bottom will be printed last.

For step-by-step instructions, refer to Changing Ink Laydown Order.

Ink laydown order

Enable this option if you want to change the ink sequence. If disabled, the ink sequence information cannot be changed and will not be written to the PDF file when being saved.

Use these buttons to move the selected color up or down, respectively. Click repeatedly until the color is at the position you want .

Keep process colors grouped

Disable this option if the sequence of CMYK process colors should be interrupted by spot colors.

This replaces the list entry named CMYK with the entries Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black. Now each process color can be moved individually and you can place spot colors between process colors.

Buttons

Click this button to view the spectral curves and metadata for the selected spot color. Editing the data is not possible. Click to return to the dialog displayed previously.

Click this button to create a report for all CxF/X-4 color definitions loaded in this dialog.

Click this button to verify print quality by measuring spot colors against the CxF/X-4 color definitions loaded in this dialog (validation).

Click this button to save the modified PDF file. This will save all changes to CxF/X-4 data and, if the ink laydown order option is enabled, also the changes to the ink sequence. Overwrite the PDF file or save it under a new name.