hi lisa > This is for a background color on a layout going to a professional printer. > I did make a CMYK color that I wanted for the background, and verified that > under properties/color for the background. > > When I export to a PDF file the choice for solid colors is either Use ICC > profile, where none of the CMYK options are available as they are for images, > or nothing. Maybe the nothing option is ok and it will use the color as I > intended. I was assuming, however, that this came from the preference > setting for color management. > > I changed to Scribus OpenOffice color set under edit/color, and it did not > change the available options under preferences for solid color or in the > export to PDF. > > Does this make sense at all? Thanks again! > > I'm using version 1.3.3.14.
just a short answer: normally, it's better to use colored paper than setting a background color for the whole page... is this an option for you? ciao a.l.e
