InDesign

Create a mixed ink group

  1. From the Swatches panel menu, choose New Mixed Ink Group. (This option is dimmed until you add a spot color to the Swatches panel.)
  2. Type a name for the Mixed Ink Group. Colors in the group will use this name followed by an incremented Swatch suffix (Swatch 1, Swatch 2, and so on).
  3. To include an ink in the mixed ink group, click the empty box next to its name.
  4. For each ink you select, do the following:

    • For Initial, enter the percentage of ink you want to start mixing to create the group.

    • For Repeat, specify the number of times you want to increment the ink percentage.

    • For Increment, specify the percentage of ink you want to add for each repetition.

  5. Click Preview Swatches to generate the swatches without closing the dialog box; you can then see whether your current ink selections and values produce the results you want, and make adjustments if they don’t.
    Note: An alert appears if the values you enter for Initial, Repeat, and Increment add up to more than 100% of any one ink. If you decide to proceed anyway, InDesign caps the ink percentages at 100%.
  6. Click OK to add all inks in the mixed ink group to the Swatches panel.