Proofing Colors

Photoshop provides you with the means to proof the appearance of the various color plates (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and blacK) after you've converted an image to CMYK color. You might want to do this, for example, to look for small specks of color that you want to clean up by erasing them from the applicable channel. The following steps explain how to get started proofing a color plate:

1. Click on View . The View menu will appear.

2. Click on Proof Colors (to check it). The color-proofing feature will become active.

   

3. Click on View . The View menu will appear.

4. Point to Proof Setup . The Proof Setup submenu will appear.

5. Click on one of the Working (Color) Plate choices.

   

   Note

   You can repeat steps 3 through 5 to proof other plates.

6. Click on View . The View menu will appear.

7. Click on Proof Colors (to uncheck it). The color-proofing feature will be disabled, and all the colors will reappear in the image.