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Black Text Not Displaying as CMYK in Acrobat Preview

  • July 23, 2024
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Hi everyone,

I'm facing an issue when exporting a file from InDesign to PDF and would like to ask for your help in resolving it. In InDesign, I have set the black text to be 100% black (C=0, M=0, Y=0, K=100). However, when I open the PDF in Adobe Acrobat Pro and check the output preview, the black text is showing as DeviceRGB instead of CMYK.

Here are the steps I've followed:

  1. Configured my document in InDesign to CMYK color mode.
  2. In the Swatches panel, I set the black text color to C=0, M=0, Y=0, K=100.
  3. During PDF export, I used the following settings:
    • Color Conversion: Convert to Destination (Preserve Numbers)
    • Destination: Working CMYK - U.S. Web Coated (SWOP) v2
    • PDF/X-4:2010
    • Disabled Optimize for Fast Web View
  4. In Adobe Acrobat Pro, I checked Print Production > Output Preview and the black text appears as DeviceRGB.
  5. In the Transparency Blend Space settings, I selected CMYK.
  6. In the Appearance of Black settings, it's configured to "Display All Blacks Accurately".

I've watched several tutorials and checked various settings, but I still can't resolve the issue. Has anyone faced this problem or knows what might be causing it? Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance.

Best regards,

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Participating Frequently
July 23, 2024

I've attached my PDF for reference. Has anyone faced this problem or knows what might be causing it? Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Dave Creamer of IDEAS
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 23, 2024

Can you upload the InDesign file?

 

David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)
Dave Creamer of IDEAS
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 23, 2024

Thanks for your response. I didn't quite understand what to do. The images are being converted to CMYK normally, but the text is not (neither in registration black, nor in black, nor in 0,0,0,100K).


What program created the graphics?

 

David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)