For the colors you see on your monitor to match those on your printed output, they must go through color management, including precise calibration of your monitor and Fiery server.

If viewing colors on the monitor is critical, consider using a professional profiling software package and instrument, such as Fiery Color Profiler Suite, to create a monitor profile. A monitor profile enables the application to compensate for the monitor's color behavior when displaying colors. As a result, colors previewed on the monitor more closely match the colors in your printed output.

If you are not equipped or inclined to maintain accurate monitor color management, you can opt for an easier approach. Determine which is more important to you: printed colors or on‑screen colors.

• If printed colors are your priority, choose colors from printed samples. Sample colors ensure that your printed output remains consistent, regardless of how the colors appear on different monitors. Print the palette of available colors from business applications and select colors from the printed samples.

  You can also print color reference charts from the Fiery server using Spot-On or Spot Pro (spot color editors in Command WorkStation) and select colors by name or number from the printed samples. Advanced applications let you define colors in the easier-to-control spot and CMYK color spaces.

  Spot-On is a standard feature on most Fiery servers. If you choose to activate the Fiery Graphic Arts Pro Package for the standard Fiery server or the Fiery ColorRight Package for the integrated Fiery server, you will use Spot Pro instead of Spot-On.

• If on-screen (displayed) colors are more important, trust your eyes and your monitor. Visually select colors on your monitor, but be aware that colors are optimized only for your monitor. On other monitors, the colors may look different. Even though printed colors may not match those on your monitor, they still print to the Fiery server with good results.