Spot Color Libraries Best Practice

Spot Color Libraries Best Practice

What

How to use .cxf spot color libraries to avoid conflicts between them.

Why

Although all color libraries are supported, to avoid possible conflicts between the libraries, it is recommended upon install to only have the libraries relevant to the customer available in the Libraries folder.  The others will be moved to another folder as backup.

How

  1. Upon installation, please go to:
  • For Mac:  Users > Shared > Printfactory > Libraries
  • For PC:    Users > Public > Printfactory > Libraries
  1. Create a new folder and move all non relevant libraries into this folder.  If ever required, then move a relevant library back into the Libraries folder.

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