Plate Object [Publisher 2003 VBA Language Reference]

Document Plates Plate ColorFormat

Represents a single printer's plate. The Plate object is a member of the Plates collection.

Using the Plate object

Use the Add method of the Plates collection to create a new plate. This example creates a new spot-color plate collection and adds a plate to it.

Sub AddNewPlates()
    Dim plts As Plates
    Set plts = ActiveDocument.CreatePlateCollection(Mode:=pbColorModeSpot)
    plts.Add
    With plts(1)
        .Color.RGB = RGB(Red:=255, Green:=0, Blue:=0)
        .Luminance = 4
    End With
End Sub

Use the FindPlateByInkName method to return a specific plate by referencing its ink name. Process colors are assigned different index numbers in the Plates collection than in the PrintablePlates collection. Use the FindPlateByInkName method to insure the desired Plate or PrintablePlate object is accessed.

Properties | Application Property | Color Property | Index Property | InkName Property | InUse Property | Luminance Property | Name Property | Parent Property

Methods | ConvertToProcess Method | Delete Method

Parent Objects | Document

Child Objects | ColorFormat