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  1. In the 1-Up Artwork pane, open the PetraBag_Green_Promo.p1.p1.pdf file in Acrobat.
    Note: Notice that at the bottom of the artwork, there are eight color identifiers—four process colors and four spot colors. Remember this number of separations.
  2. Open Plate Builder:
      1. In Acrobat X, select View > Tools > Kodak Plate Builder and then select the Plate Builder Tool icon from the Plug-In Kodak Plate Builder section of the Tools panel on the right.
      2. Click the Plate Builder Tool  button on the toolbar to start Plate Builder.
      3. Move the toolbar to the desired position—for example, to the top or side of the Acrobat window.
  3. In the Properties Editor, from the Separation list, select Edit separations list.
  4. In the Edit Separations dialog box, click Add.
  5. In the Add Separation dialog box:
    In the Name box, type White Plate.
    In the Ink Type drop-down box, select Transparent.
    To edit the Color Recipe, click the color swatch, modify values in the Color dialog box. Leave the color as the default 10% magenta. Click OK
    To modify the Tint Intensity, drag the slider or type a value in the Tint Intensity box. Leave as the default.
  6. Click Add.
  7. In the Edit Separations dialog box, click OK.
  8. With the Plate Builder Tool selected, click the gray box that contains the number " 5" and the words "All Natural", as identified in the picture below.



  9. On the Plate Builder toolbar, click the Add selected objects to separation icon, or right-click the object and select Add objects to a separation.
  10. In the Separation drop-down list, select the White Plate separation.
  11. Click OK.
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