A substitute color resides in a special type of spot color group called a substitute group. For a substitute color, you specify the CMYK value of the original color and the CMYK value of the color that substitutes for the original color.

1. Start Spot Pro in one of the following ways:
   • In Job Center, click Spot Pro on the toolbar.
   • Click Server > Spot Pro.
   • Click the More icon (three vertical dots) next to the server name in the Servers pane and then click Spot Pro.
   • In Device Center, click Resources > Spot Pro, and then click Launch Spot Pro.
2. Click New and select Substitute Group.

   For a substitute group, type a name for the group and click OK.

   If a substitute group already exists, select a substitute group and proceed to 5.

3. Select the location in the color list where you want the new substitute color to be placed.
4. Click New and select Substitute Color to create a substitute color.
5. Select a color mode for specifying the original color value.
6. Select a tolerance degree for the original color.

   Tolerance determines how close a particular color must be to the original color to match. Small and Large are defined as follows:

   Color mode	Small tolerance range	Large tolerance range
   CMYK (0-100%)	+/- 0.25%	+/- 0.5%
   RGB (Device Code 0-255)	+/- 0.25	+/- 1
   RGB (0-100%)	+/- 0.25%	+/- 0.5%

   Note: Tolerance does not affect the substituted color.
7. Type the values for the original color. Use the Tab key to move from one field to the next.
8. Type the values for the converted color.
9. Do one of the following:
   • Click Done to finish editing and to exit the Spot Pro color editor pane.
   • Click Save to save your edits and switch to a different spot color, without leaving the Spot Pro color editor pane.
10. To edit a substitute color, in the Spot Pro color editor pane, click the Edit icon (). Make the necessary changes and do one of the following:
    • Click Done to finish editing and to exit the Spot Pro color editor pane.
    • Click Save to save your edits and switch to a different spot color, without leaving the Spot Pro color editor pane.