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If I want to export a CMYK document as RGB, is it best to go into every swatch, and every placed link, and make sure all the colours are set to RGB before exporting?
Or can I just set it to sRGB under the Color Conversion section when exporting a PDF? Will that be enough?
The CMYK gamut fits entirely into the RGB gamut. So, every color possible with CMYK is also possible with RGB. You won't get "clipped" colors moving from CMYK -> RGB.
Vice versa is not true. RGB -> CMYK will possibly "clip" colors due to the smaller CMYK gamut.
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In general, this comes down to how finicky you are about color. For most, just exporting a CMYK document to PDF and setting the output intent to RGB is sufficient.
I create a ton of CMYK documents for press and merely export directly to an RGB PDF for email/web distribution. I've never had a reason to complain or to specifically build RGB documents.
