Using normal PMS color?

[Mike_Homme@adobeforums.com]

I need to use "normal" PMS color for a job, and the only swatch libraries I have included in Illustrator CS are:

PANTONE Solid Coated
PANTONE Solid Matte
PANTONE Solid Uncoated
PANTONE Process Coated
..
..
etc

Could someone tell me which of these are considered normal PMS color, OR do I need to download a different library from somewhere, if so, where?

Thanks

[LenHewitt@adobeforums.com]

Mike,

PANTONE Solid Coated - For printing on Coated Stock
PANTONE Solid Matte - For printing on Matte Stock
PANTONE Solid Uncoated - For printing on Uncoated Stock

In each case exactly the same printed results will be seen - the 3 libraries
are there purely to give a better on-screen representation of the finished
job.

[Mike_Homme@adobeforums.com]

This job is actually for a logo that will be embroided on a T-shirt, the 3 PANTONE swatch lib's I provided were just examples I had to choose from.. there's actually 10 PANTONE libs altogether.

What I really need to know is, how to set the colors in this logo to be, what the printer/embroider considers, "normal" PMS color.. (ie: Not, Coated or Matte Uncoated etc) .. just using the normal PMS if there is such a thing.

Thanks for the reply, I appreciate it!

[Philip_Peterson@adobeforums.com]

Probably what your printer was worried about, was that you would use just some random cymk color, rather then a spot color.

Pantone Solid uncoated should satisify them.

[Mike_Homme@adobeforums.com]

Super!

Thanks Philip and LenHewitt..