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<h3>I'm trying to print a Draw document, but the colors printed by my printer are not the same ones displayed on the screen. How can I edit them using the CMYK color system?</h3>
<p>The modern color printers use a % mix of 4 inks (or 6 in the newest ones) to reproduce the colors that are visible to us. In Draw, to edit a color using the exact percentage of an ink you have to:</p>
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  <li>Click on the object whose color you want to change. It will be selected.</li>
  <li>Right click on it and choose <b>Area...</b> from the context menu.</li>
  <li>In the pop-up window that appears, flip to the <b>Colors</b> tab.</li>
  <li>Select CMYK from the <b>Color System</b> combo box.</li>
  <li>Modify the CMYK % values in the boxes below.</li>
  <li>Click the <b>OK</b> button. You will be prompted as to whether you want to modify the existing color or to add a new one to the palette. Make your choice.</li>
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<p>Otherwise, you can use/modify a ready CMYK palette:</p>
<ol>
  <li>Repeat steps 1, 2, and 3 listed above.</li>
  <li>Click on the <b>Load Color List</b> icon.</li>
  <li>Select the cmyk.soc file and press the <b>Open</b> button. (standard path: <b>OpenOffice60/user/config/</b>)</li>
  <li>Close the window by clicking the <b>OK</b> button.</li>
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