Spot colors in Photoshop without using channels

[MariaEmme]

I don't know if I am confused, but I remember that before, I could create a new swatch spot color in Photoshop by simply creating a new swatch, and selecting spot color from a drop down menu. It's not letting me do it anymore, and when I research it, all of the answers include using channels. Is there still a way for me to create a spot color without having to use the channels? I'd much rather do it the old way. This is for screen printing by the way.

[Earth Oliver · Accepted solution]

No, you've always had to use channels if you want to output spot separations.

[SimonKL]

You may try this spot-color plugin for Photoshop, it handles spot channels as if they were layers:

https://www.retouchxpress.eu/plugins/spot