Changing the color profile of a document


    In some cases you may want to use the Assign Profile command to assign a different color profile to a document with an existing profile, or remove the existing profile altogether. For example, you may want to prepare the document for a different output destination, or you may want to correct a policy behavior that you no longer want implemented in the document. The Assign Profile command is recommended only for advanced users.

    Note: The Assign Profile command is not available when the Emulate Adobe Illustrator 6.0 setting is chosen in the Color Settings dialog box.

To reassign or discard the profile of a document:

  1. Choose Edit > Assign Profile.
  2. Select one of the following, and then click OK:
    • Don't Color Manage This Document to remove the existing profile from the document. Select this option only if you are sure that you do not want to color-manage the document.
    • Working [color model: working space] to assign the working space profile to a document that either uses no profile or a profile different from the working space.
    • Profile to reassign a different profile to a color-managed document. Choose the desired profile from the menu. Illustrator assigns the new profile to the document without converting colors to the profile space.