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Learn how to take color from your scanner and the screen and put it onto paper. Various color printing techniques for desktop and commercial printing are explored here or delve deeper into process and spot color printing.
Using Spot Colors or Process Colors or Both - When to Use Spot Colors and Process Colors
The more colors of ink you use, the higher the printing costs usually. Find out when a few spot colors will work and when you need to go with 4-color process colors or a mix of spot and process colors.
Working with Color on the Printer
Outlines some of the specific tools available when working with color, especially for print.
Calibrate Your Printer
Calibrating your printer insures that what you print is consistent with what you see on-screen. The two go hand in hand.

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