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John Armour
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February 18, 2020
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Acrobat DC edit text and keep CMYK in PDF

  • February 18, 2020
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I'm trying to edit text colour in Acrobat DC and it changes it from CMYK to RGB is there a way to keep it CMYK?

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Correct answer Thom Parker

This is particularly bad (sad) that when editing a CMYK object your only choice for a color change is RGB. I just tested it and it does convert the color space to RGB for the object you change.  

However, there is a Preflight command for converting everything in the PDF to CMYK.  Apply this after the edit. 

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John ArmourAuthor
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February 19, 2020

Yes I've used the convert colors after but seems daft that it does this weird conversion to RGB in the first place.

JR Boulay
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JR BoulayCommunity Expert
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February 18, 2020

"This is particularly bad (sad) that when editing a CMYK object your only choice for a color change is RGB"

Many "Print production" users, which I am, complain about this nonsense since this tool release… with Acrobat X !!!

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    Thom Parker
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    Thom ParkerCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    February 18, 2020

    This is particularly bad (sad) that when editing a CMYK object your only choice for a color change is RGB. I just tested it and it does convert the color space to RGB for the object you change.  

    However, there is a Preflight command for converting everything in the PDF to CMYK.  Apply this after the edit. 

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