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Quick Guidwqerqe
Quick Guidwqerqe
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Version 1
English
Contents
Installation
Mac OS
Windows
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Introduction
Link to demonstration movies
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This Introductory Manual describes only whats required to get up-and-running with
InkQuestthe basic essentials. To get the most out of this Adobe Illustrator plugin, a series
of movies has been produced to better illustrate whats possible and how to quickly and
easily achieve it.
Visit
www.astutegraphics.com/products/inkquest/movies.html
Installation
InkQuest is supplied as a single standard Illustrator plugin and is installed using standard Mac OS or
Windows installer systems. The license key unlocks the trial version into the full version.
InkQuest requires Adobe Illustrator CS4, CS5, CS6 or Illustrator Creative Cloud version 17 referred to
hereon as CC(17) to operate.
Unified installer
Upgrading on Windows
Important!
Notes
Notes
If you experience difficulties pasting your license key into the activation
plugin window, paste by right-clicking in the entry box and opting for
Paste. Alternatively use the alternative license activation window
found via Help Astute Graphics InkQuest Licensing...
Check for Updates: opens a website page detailing the latest public versions of InkQuest ready for
download.
Buy/Upgrade: if you are still operating in the Trial period, this will take you to the online purchase
web page. If you are already operating a licensed version of InkQuest, you will be taken directly to
the upgrade page. If your license number is available, you can proceed immediately with the upgrade
process without need of the original invoice number.
Licensing Help: for additional information of the licensing system, including automated assistance
tools, this will open the www.astutegraphics.com/licensing/ web page.
Introduction
InkQuest provides a series of professional-grade tools for designers and operators looking to send
artwork to print. These include Swap Channels Effect/Filter, overprinted object preview, quick artwork
ink separation preview, full artwork ink channel separations and ink coverage preview and information.
This Introductory Manual describes only whats required to get up-andrunning with InkQuestthe basic essentials. To get the most out of this
Adobe Illustrator plugin, a series of movies has been produced to better
illustrate whats possible and how to quickly and easily achieve it.
Visit www.astutegraphics.com/products/inkquest/movies.html
Swap Channels
The Swap Channels tool is available as both a live Effect and permanent Filter. With the object selected,
either follow Effect InkQuest Swap Channels... or Object Filters InkQuest Swap Channels...
Full Separations
Full artwork separations are accessed through a panel. To open the panel, opt for Window InkQuest
Separations Panel... Alternatively, it will also open along with any other Astute Graphics plugin panel if
Window Show All Astute Graphics Panels is chosen.
Once the panel is open, it may be docked as standard.
If the artwork has not yet been fully separated,
or a full separation has been released (please
refer to the product movies for full information)
it will appear in the state shown left.
Once the artwork is separated, the panel changes its content to allow for
control and adjustment of the separations and printer marks as shown right.
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Copyright
This document is copyright Astute Graphics Limited, 2013. All rights reserved.