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Specifying which colors to create separations for


    In the Separation Setup dialog box, each separation is labeled with the color name that Illustrator assigned it. If an icon of a printer  the printer icon appears next to the color name, Illustrator creates a separation for the color.

To specify whether to create a separation for a color:

  1. Do one of the following:
    • By default, Illustrator creates a separation for each CMYK color in the art. To create a separation, make sure the printer icon is displayed next to the color name in the Separation Setup dialog box.
    • To choose not to create a separation, click the printer icon next to the color's name. The printer icon disappears, and no separation is created.