RAL colours in Adobe InDesign CS2-CS4

Adobe InDesign is a program for professional publishing. It offers creative freedom, productivity and precision in the designing of layout- and print products. It works flawlessly with the other Adobe programs, e.g. Adobe Photoshop, Adobe PageMaker, Adobe Illustrator...

RAL CLASSIC, RAL DESIGN System and RAL EFFECT can be integrated by using a so called „Colour field library“. The colours can be applied to the design by Drag&Drop (dragging with the mouse). In one moment you are provided with correct colour quality!

 

Versions	InDesign CS2-CS4
File format	ase
Colours	RAL CLASSIC: 210 RAL DESIGN System: 1625 RAL EFFECT: 490
Optimizations	Standard RGB Trinitron RGB Offset printing coated paper Offset printing uncoated paper Newsprint
Application for	Colouring of all kinds of bitmap files
Ergonomics	***

 

Destination Directory

Adobe Indesign CSx

Adobe\Adobe InDesign CS2\Presets\Swatch Libraries

The adherence to this destination path is not necessary for the availability of the palettes in the program.

Application in Adobe InDesign

1. Open the window „Colour fields“.
2. Click on the little arrow in the top left corner of the window.
3. Select „Colour mode“ in the window „New colour field“ and then the entry „Other library“.
4. Open in the following window the installed palette (ase file).
5. Mark the wanted RAL colours in the list and click on „Add“.
6. The RAL colours will now be copied into the window „Colour fields“.
7. Create your designs in RAL!

 

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