Assigning CxF/X-4 Data Manually

How to manually assign CxF/X-4 color definitions to the spot colors in a PDF file.

  1. Click the button to the right of the color list. A dialog opens.
  2. Click and select a CxF/X-4 file. Hold the Shift or Ctrl key pressed down to select multiple files.
  3. From the Color name list, select one of the spot colors in the PDF/X file.
  4. From the CxF/X-4 definition list, choose the CxF/X-4 data to be assigned to the selected spot color.

    This list contains the color definitions from all CxF/X-4 files you have loaded.

    Click if you want to view the metadata and spectral curves of the selected CxF/X-4 data. The data appears in the background and cannot be edited. Reclick to redisplay the Manage CxF/X-4 Data in PDF File dialog.

  5. Click to assign the CxF/X-4 color definition to the spot color.

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

  6. Select the next spot color and assign a CxF/X-4 color definition to it. Repeat these steps (3–5) until all spot colors have embedded CxF/X-4 data.
  7. Click the Close button.

    The icon is displayed next to the color list if there are still spot colors without CxF/X-4 data. Having assigned CxF/X-4 data to all spot colors, the icon changes to .

Example

Manually Assigning CxF/X-4 Data to Spot Colors in a PDF File

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