Define a colour bar

This topic contains the following instructions.

1. Go to the colour bars

2. Edit a colour bar

3. Delete a colour bar

4. Import a colour bar

5. Export a colour bar

Colour bars are colour control strips to verify the colour quality of the prints. The colour bar uses the print settings of the media definition.

The bar is printed in the trim area of a page. Duplex sheets get the bar at both sides and simplex sheets at the print side.

There are five factory defined colour bars:

There are five default colour bars:

• IDEAlliance Control Strip 2009

• Fogra CMYK Media Wedge 2008 Version V2.2a Proof

• Fogra CMYK Media Wedge 2008 Version V3.0a Proof

• Fogra CMYK Media Wedge 2008 Version V3.0b Proof

• IDEAlliance Control Wedge 2013

Go to the colour bars

1. Open the Settings Editor and go to: [Colour]  → [Colour & information bars] .

   
   Default colour bars

Edit a colour bar

1. Select the colour bar.

2. Click [Edit].

3. Change the name and description.

   Colour bar attributes

4. Click [OK].

Delete a colour bar

1. Select the colour bar.

2. Click [Delete]

Import a colour bar

1. Click [Import].

2. Select the .eps file that represents the colour bar.

3. Click [OK].

Export a colour bar

You cannot export factory defined colour bars.

1. Select the colour bar.

2. Click [Export].

3. Click [OK].