Designing and Printing LabelsKiaro! 200 User Guide 31Setting up Labels in Third-Party Design ApplicationsYou can design and print label files exclusively within a third-party application such asAdobe Photoshop or Illustrator. In this situation, use the following guidelines to ensurebest results.Note: You can also use third-party applications to design components of a label to beimported into Custom QuickLabel Omni. In this situation, save or export graphic files ina .BMP, .PCX, uncompressed .JPG, uncompressed .TIF, .GIF, .PNG, or .PDF format.• Select a resolution of 600 pixels per inch - For raster-based design applicationssuch as Adobe Photoshop, choose a resolution of 600 pixels per inch. This willprovide sufficient image resolution to produce superior 1200 pixel per inch outputquality. This setting is not used in vector-based design applications such as AdobeIllustrator.• Use in-gamut colors - When designing in color, ensure you use colors that arewithin the printing gamut. Most design applications will indicate when a color is outof gamut.For example, in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, out-of-gamut colors are indicatedby an exclamation point icon in the Color palette.Out-of-gamut colors cannot be accurately printed. There are often colors that canbe found to replace out-of-gamut colors.• If the application supports color management, enable it - Professional designapplications support color management. This option is typically found in theapplication’s print window.Ensure the Color Adjustment in the Kiaro! 200 printer driver is set to “ApplicationManaged”. Color management should be enabled in either the design applicationor printer driver, but not both.
