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Converting CMYK to RGB with InDesign

Lynda wrote:

I've produced a science manual in InDesign. At present I need to extract pages to be used in PowerPoint or equally acetates for overhead presentations. Can I turn those CMYK+spot files into RGB direct within InDesign?

InDesign can print or export in either RGB or CMYK (or a combination of the ii). If you lot're exporting InDesign files for an interactive on-screen viewing (similar in PowerPoint or Keynote or in a Web browser), you're best off exporting to RGB, as you noted in your question. Fortunately, InDesign makes information technology easy: Choose File > Export, and so choose JPEG from the Format pop-up menu. When you export in the JPEG format, InDesign always converts all your colors (including CMYK and spot colors) to RGB.

If Your Exported RGB Colors Look Wrong

The merely potential problem might be which RGB it uses. By default, InDesign uses sRGB, which is a good thing (as that'due south what most other programs would expect). However, if you perhaps changed your default RGB working space to AdobeRGB in the Color Settings dialog box, InDesign will use that instead. Ick! Non so expert. If that happens, you lot may demand to open the file in Photoshop and employ Edit > Catechumen to Profile to convert it from AdobeRGB to sRGB, earlier taking it into PowerPoint (or wherever). Otherwise, the colors may look odd.

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This is only some other reason to keep your RGB working infinite gear up to sRGB in InDesign, even if you use AdobeRGB in Photoshop! In other words:

If Edit > Colour Settings is fix to Adobe RGB (in InDesign), set it back to sRGB (or just use the Northward America General Purpose 2 preset).
If you take an InDesign certificate that was created while Color Settings was set to Adobe RGB and you want to change it to sRGB: Choose Edit > Assign Profile and cull sRGB there.

Okay, sorry I geeked out there on color direction stuff for a infinitesimal. In most cases y'all don't need to worry about that stuff when exporting to JPEG (and thereby converting all your colors to RGB).