Create a spot color library from an existing characterization

If you have already measured or imported a characterization, you can extract all available colors to create a new spot color library from it.

Note: You can create a spot color library only if the characterization does not contain any overprints.

1. On the Database tabbed page, under Characterizations, select a characterization and open it.
2. On the Tools & Actions panel, click Convert to Spot Color DB to convert the characterization into a spot color library.

You can see the 5 colors available in this characterization in the Inks group (1). Use the Convert to Spot Color DB action (2) to create a new spot color library from the 5 colors.

The 5 colors are now saved as spot colors (1). You could use the Convert to Characterization action (2) to convert the spot color library to a characterization.