What steps create a CMYK color swatch?

• A. Select a New Color Swatch from the Swatches panel, use the CMYK sliders and click OK
• B. Open the Color Mixer and choose CMYK, then Save as Swatch
• C. From the Swatches panel, choose New Color Swatch, set Color Type to Spot, Color Mode to CMYK, and click OK
• D. Select New Color Swatch from the Swatches panel, leave Name With Color Value selected, set Color Type to Process and Color Mode to CMYK, use the Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black sliders to create a color, click OK

Answer: (D)

Creating a CMYK swatch means defining a color as a Process color in the CMYK color space and saving those four ink values. The right approach does exactly that: open the Swatches panel, choose New Color Swatch, set Color Type to Process and Color Mode to CMYK, then use the CMYK sliders to assign Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black before clicking OK. The optional naming option simply labels the swatch by its color values and doesn’t affect how it’s defined, so it’s fine to use. This path ensures you’re making a true CMYK process swatch rather than a spot color, which would use a single ink.