About rgb and cmyk colour, About the printer drivers, Cmyk – Olivetti D-COLOR P26 User Manual

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A

BOUT

RGB

AND

CMYK

COLOUR

Some application programs give you the choice to create and edit
documents using either RGB colour or CMYK colour. Typically,
only professional graphics and desktop publishing software
support CMYK colour. Most application programs only support
RGB colour, for example Microsoft Office programs or web
browsers.

If your application program does not give you the choice of RGB
or CMYK colour, you should assume that it only supports RGB.

The RGB colour model is based on the three primary colours of
light;

Red

,

Green

and

Blue

. This model is used by scanners,

digital cameras and computer monitors.

The CMYK colour model is based on

Cyan

,

Magenta

,

Yellow

and

Black printer inks or toners.

A

BOUT

THE

PRINTER

DRIVERS

Depending on your operating system, you may have the choice
of different drivers to use with your printer. You may wish to
select a printer driver based on whether it supports CMYK data.

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