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Plates.Add Method

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Adds a new color plate to the specified Plates object.

Syntax

expression.Add(PlateColor)

expression   A variable that represents a Plates object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
PlateColor Optional ColorFormat ColorFormat object. The color settings to apply to the new plate.

Remarks

If the ColorMode property of the specified publication is not pbColorModeSpot or pbColorModeSpotAndProcess, an error occurs.

Example

The following example adds a color plate to the active publication if it is a spot-color publication.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  If ActiveDocument.ColorMode = pbColorModeSpot Then
    ActiveDocument.Plates.Add
End If

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