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Brigit Ananya
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February 22, 2024
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Keeping the CMYK colors when converting .indd to .pdf

  • February 22, 2024
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I have a document created with Adobe InDesign CS6 with CMYK color swatches. How can I keep the exact CMYK colors when converting to a pdf file?

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rob day
Community Expert
Community Expert
February 23, 2024

Hi @Brigit Ananya , Also, any of the default PDF/X presets, which are designed for offset printing, will Export document CMYK colors unchanged.

Scott Falkner
Community Expert
Community Expert
February 23, 2024

In Output select either No Colour Conversion or Convert to Destination and make sure your destination profile also uses CMY> Convert to Destination may change the CMYK values if your destination profile does not match your document profile. Convert to Destination (Preserve Numbers) will not alter the CMYK values in your file.