Adobe InDesign Working with Color 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which panel in InDesign lets you store and reuse named colors across a document?
- Swatches panel (Correct answer)
- Links panel
- Pages panel
- Layers panel
Correct answer: Swatches panel
The Swatches panel stores named colors, tints, and gradients for reuse.
Question 2: What is the main advantage of using a spot color instead of a process color?
- It prints on a single dedicated ink plate for precise, consistent color (Correct answer)
- It always reduces file size
- It is required for all RGB documents
- It prevents text from overprinting
Correct answer: It prints on a single dedicated ink plate for precise, consistent color
Spot colors use a dedicated premixed ink plate, giving consistent results often impossible with CMYK mixing.
Question 3: In the Swatches panel, what does a tint swatch represent?
- A lighter percentage of an existing base color (Correct answer)
- A completely separate spot ink
- An imported image color
- A gradient between two colors
Correct answer: A lighter percentage of an existing base color
A tint is a screened, lighter percentage of a parent color swatch.
Question 4: Which color mode should generally be used for documents destined for commercial print?
- CMYK (Correct answer)
- RGB
- Lab only
- Grayscale only
Correct answer: CMYK
CMYK matches the four-ink process used by most commercial presses.
Question 5: What happens if you delete a swatch that is applied to objects in your document?
- InDesign asks you to replace it with another swatch or unnamed color (Correct answer)
- All affected objects are deleted
- The document closes automatically
- Nothing changes anywhere
Correct answer: InDesign asks you to replace it with another swatch or unnamed color
InDesign prompts you to choose a replacement color for objects using the deleted swatch.
Question 6: Which tool or panel is used to sample a color from a placed image and apply it elsewhere?
- Eyedropper tool (Correct answer)
- Type tool
- Gap tool
- Measure tool
Correct answer: Eyedropper tool
The Eyedropper tool samples color attributes and applies them to other objects.
Question 7: What is the purpose of the [None] swatch in InDesign?
- To remove fill or stroke color, making it transparent (Correct answer)
- To set the color to pure black
- To apply a default gradient
- To convert color to spot
Correct answer: To remove fill or stroke color, making it transparent
Applying [None] removes the fill or stroke, leaving no color.
Adobe InDesign Working with Color 2
Which panel in InDesign lets you store and reuse named colors across a document?