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Displaying colors for different types of output

You can correct colors so that they are displayed as accurately as possible on-screen. If you correct only the display colors, the colors are shown according to the internal RGB and monitor color profiles.

You can display colors on your monitor so that they match the output of a composite or color separations printer. This process is known as “soft-proofing.” When you soft-proof a project, on-screen colors simulate the printed output according to the internal RGB, monitor, and printer color profiles. Simulating printer output may cause on-screen colors to appear dull. Note that the accuracy of the simulation depends on factors such as the quality of your monitor, the color profiles of the monitor and the output device, and the ambient lighting in your work area.


To correct colors for display and simulate printer output

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Do the following
Correct colors to be displayed on a monitor
Click the arrow from the Internal RGB Photo Paint pgx clr internalrgb Displaying colors for different types of output icon to the Monitor icon Photo Paint pgx clr monitor Displaying colors for different types of output .
Display a simulation of output from a composite printer
Click the arrow from the Composite printer icon Photo Paint pgx clr printer Displaying colors for different types of output to the Monitor icon Photo Paint pgx clr monitor Displaying colors for different types of output .
Display a simulation of output from a separations printer
Click the arrow from the Separations printer icon Photo Paint pgx clr separation Displaying colors for different types of output to the Monitor icon Photo Paint pgx clr monitor Displaying colors for different types of output .
Display a simulation of color separations on a composite printer
Click the arrow from the Separations printer icon Photo Paint pgx clr separation Displaying colors for different types of output to the Composite printer icon Photo Paint pgx clr printer Displaying colors for different types of output.

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Arrows appear orange when they are turned on, and grayed and broken when they are turned off. For more information about using the arrows for color correction, see “Understanding the Color Management dialog box.”

Displaying colors for different types of output