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Adobe Illustrator Help Applying Color
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6 Click Preview to preview the effect and click OK.
To convert an object to a different color mode using a Convert filter:
1 Select the object you want to convert.
2 Convert the object to grayscale or to your document’s color mode:
• If the document is a CMYK document, choose Filter > Colors > Convert to Grayscale or
Filter > Colors > Convert to CMYK.
• If the document is an RGB document, choose Filter > Colors > Convert to Grayscale or
Filter > Colors > Convert to RGB.
Saturating and desaturating colors
The Saturate filter darkens or lightens the colors of selected objects by increasing or
decreasing the percentages of color values or the percentage tint of spot colors. You set
the desired percentage using the Saturate dialog box.
To saturate or desaturate colors:
1 Select the objects whose colors you want to saturate or desaturate.
2 Choose Filter > Colors > Saturate.
3 Drag the slider or enter a value from –100% to 100% to specify the percentage by which
to decrease or increase the color or the spot color tint.
4 Click Preview to preview the effect and click OK.
Inverting colors
The Invert Colors filter creates a color negative (or inverse) of the selected object. When
you invert an object, its color values are converted to the inverse of the color values of the
original.
To invert colors:
1 Select the objects whose colors you want to invert.
2 Choose Filter > Colors > Invert Colors.