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How can I find screen ( less than 100%) color in a design?

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September 27, 2023
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How can I find colors that are less than 100% solid in artworks?

Sometimes customer provide art that has for example 98% blue in there , how can I find any screened art since I need to convert then into 100% spot color?

Thank you

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Community Expert

Community Expert

Based on the sample file you provided, it can easily be done with Recolor Artwork (see Edit menu).

Are you familiar with it?

Inspiring

I am familier with recolor I use it a lot. but that will show there are different shades of a color present and not showing where they are so I can pick which one needs to be corrected.

I guess I am looking for a lazy way to do stuff.:)

Community Expert

Community Expert

Well, then I think it's time to share a real (probably complex) file, not just a simplified example.

Community Expert

Community Expert

shalo,

I am afraid you have to simply select the different parts of artwork and see the CMYK values in the Color panel.

Until one of our scripter friends posts a script that supplies the alert, a script that is undoubtedly created already.

Any scripter?

Inspiring

Thank you Jacob,

Community Expert

Community Expert

Can you provide a sample of what you have? Just build something similar, nobody needs the real files.

Inspiring

Sure,

The art inside the Red oval should stay as is ( screen).

This is about the 5% of the whole design.

For some reason I can not attach an Ai file

Screen_Test.zip

Community Expert

Community Expert

So you need to find anything that is not black and make it black?

Sorry. I still do not understand. You have a avriety of colors that should all be turned into black?

Or a variety of colors that should be turned into a variety of other colors?