- Black. This is your pure black, that is, it is made of 100% black ink and 0% cyan, magenta or yellow ink. This colour is also write protected in InDesign (cannot be modified)
- Registration. This is a black that is formed by all four CMYK colours, thus it prints on all plates. It's called this because it is used to print the registration marks, which are those marks that the printer uses to align the 4 plates once your job is on press.
The Swatches Palette in InDesign CS
From Elisabetta Bruno
Black and Registration Swatches
Two Shades of Black in the Swatches Palette
Images by E. BrunoPrev
- Record Frequently Used Colors
- None and Paper Swatches
- Black and Registration Swatches
- CMYK, RGB, and Gradient Swatches
- The Buttons
- Creating New Swatches in the Swatches Palette
- Editing Swatches in the Swatches Palette
- Relationship Between Colour and Swatches Palettes
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The Rest of Working With Colour in InDesign CS
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