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Phantom Pantone color

brooke lhernould - 04:36am Sep 24, 2004 PST

Working in Illustrator CS on XP, I have had trouble getting rid of a pantone color (on two separate occasions in two separate files). That is to say, the color existed first as pantone in the file but then was changed to four-color process, but the pantone color remains as a separation plate in the list of separations and its swatch remains as a "used" swatch in the swatches palettes. I have checked each element of the files, and the color is nowhere to be found. When I try to print the pantone plate to see what is on it, nothing prints (either using Xpress or creating a pdf and printing separations). Still, the color persists and I am afraid that will cause problems at the printer's. I have two questions:
-- is there a way to search for a given color in a file?
-- what might be happening here?

Thanks so much for your help.


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Bert Philippus - 6:58am Sep 24, 04 PST (#1 of 24)

brooke:

Usually there's something like a stray text point or something else that's hidden. You may have made a guide out of a path that had the spot color assigned to it, you name it. The only way to find out absolutely for sure, is to select all the desired content, and copying and pasting it into a new file.

Another approach would be to unlock everything in the file, draw a small rectangle, assign the spot color to it as a fill, then Select>Same>fill color and see, then repeat with stroke...

Bert

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brooke lhernould - 7:18am Sep 24, 04 PST (#2 of 24)

Thanks a lot. I will try that. By the way, I don't know why there is a duplicate post of this subject -- I did post it only one time.
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Philip Peterson - 8:05am Sep 24, 04 PST (#3 of 24)

Or look at your duplicate post which I just responded to. Ha, just had to copy Bert. Looks like we have the same approaches.
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Bert Philippus - 8:30am Sep 24, 04 PST (#4 of 24)

Well, that makes us virtually the same person.
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Philip Peterson - 9:03am Sep 24, 04 PST (#5 of 24)

That explains the philip in both names...
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Philip Peterson - 4:58am Sep 24, 04 PST (#6 of 24)

Start with Object>Path>Clean up

You can also try creating an object with that color of fill or stroke, then trying to select same>fill or stroke.

Or you can make sure nothing is locked and hidden. Then select one object at a time, doing select same fill (or stroke). and hidinging all that color of object. Then go on to the next object.

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Bert Philippus - 7:00am Sep 24, 04 PST (#7 of 24)

or look at your duplicate post which I just responded to.

Bert

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Harron K. Appleman - 10:55am Sep 24, 04 PST (#8 of 24)

Bert and Philip are the same person?

Scary.

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Bert Philippus - 11:00am Sep 24, 04 PST (#9 of 24)

You have no idea...
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Jacob Bugge - 11:09am Sep 24, 04 PST (#10 of 24)

After all, this is the phantom thread.
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Harron K. Appleman - 11:11am Sep 24, 04 PST (#11 of 24)

Phantom of the OP error?
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Jacob Bugge - 11:15am Sep 24, 04 PST (#12 of 24)

Or maybe the Phantom Menace
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Stephen Fish - 11:27am Sep 24, 04 PST (#13 of 24)

[Bad joke deleted by Phantom Forum Host]
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Bert Philippus - 11:29am Sep 24, 04 PST (#14 of 24)


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Philip Peterson - 11:51am Sep 24, 04 PST (#15 of 24)

Have you ever seen a picture of philip & bert together? Of course not, how could you, if they are one person. Well, I suppose you could use photoshop, but thats another forum...
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Jacob Bugge - 12:12pm Sep 24, 04 PST (#16 of 24)

Stephen, can you repeat? Quick, before the Phantom Host strikes back.
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Jacob Bugge - 12:14pm Sep 24, 04 PST (#17 of 24)

Have you ever seen a picture of philip & bert together?
Well, maybe, but I do not know how to post images.

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Stephen Fish - 12:30pm Sep 24, 04 PST (#18 of 24)

Or mayby its the Phan[Bad joke deleted by Phantom Forum Host]
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Jacob Bugge - 12:44pm Sep 24, 04 PST (#19 of 24)

Not quick enough.
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Bert Philippus - 12:55pm Sep 24, 04 PST (#20 of 24) Edited: 24-Sep-2004 at 12:59pm



Well, maybe, but I do not know how to post images.

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Philip Peterson - 1:03pm Sep 24, 04 PST (#21 of 24)

In the castle Arrrrrggghhhhh
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Jacob Bugge - 1:51pm Sep 24, 04 PST (#22 of 24)



Is this Philip and Philippus, in front of a mirror?

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Bert Philippus - 1:54pm Sep 24, 04 PST (#23 of 24)

PLAGIARISM
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Jacob Bugge - 2:02pm Sep 24, 04 PST (#24 of 24)

I had to try, to see whether it worked, sorry. Was that a no?
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