First, get out your vinyl suppliers’ color charts, so you’ll have something to match up to. Or, if you use Summa Cutter Vinyls, just download the Summa Palettes we’ve already created and go straight to Installing Summa Palettes.
- Step One, open your CorelDRAW Palette Editor (Tools > Palette Editor):
- Next, click the New Palette Button:
- Type in a File name for your palette (i.e. summapv.cpl)
- Type in a Description of your palette (i.e. Summa Premium Cast 2 mil Vinyl). This is the palette name that will be displayed in CorelDRAW
- Then hit the Save button
- Now, you'll return to your Palette Editor with you new (blank) palette displayed. Click the Add Color button
What NOT to do when adding colors:
- Don’t create a color that already exists in another palette. When you do, your new palette will reference the other color. So you won’t reference your vinyl color name. When the color you’ve selected is pre-existing, a smaller swatch will appear to the left of your New color Reference. You don't want that
- Also, do not type in a name for your color at this time. If you do, Corel will search for a color that already exists. Again, you want only new, unique colors
- This is how your Select Color should NOT look:
What TO DO when adding colors:
- Move your mouse pointer over the color area until you find a color that appears closest to your actual vinyl - that doesn't already exist in another CorelDRAW palette (no smaller swatch next to your New color Reference)
- Also, we advise that you choose the RGB color model from the pull-down, since there are fewer RGB colors in your other (default) color palettes
- This is how your Select Color SHOULD look:
- OK; your new color has been added. But, as yet, it's still unnamed
- To name your color, simply type in the appropriate name (i.e. Tomato Red) and click the Save Palette button:
- This process can be repeated until all the colors you want added to the palette have been. For faster palette creation, add all your colors first in the Choose Color window. Then change all the names from in the Palette Editor window
- Note: See Opening Palettes below to view your palette in CorelDRAW
Opening Palettes in CorelDRAW 9
- Go to your Window > Color Palettes > Open Palette menu option
- Click on the palette you wish to view. Then click the Open button
Installing Summa Palettes in CorelDRAW 9
- Unzip the palettes.exe file by double-clicking it in your Windows Explorer
- The WinZip Self Extractor options window will appear
- Click the Browse... button and locate your CorelDRAW 9 Palettes directory. By default, you’ll find it at:
C:\Program Files\Corel\Graphics9\Custom\Palettes - Finally, Unzip the files by clicking the Unzip button
