You can call up this dialog in the "Color Toolbox - New measurement file" dialog by selecting the "User defined" test strip, loading a reference file and then clicking "Edit".
You can define your own control element in this dialog.
All the boxes are set with default values that vary according to the reference data:
You can create your own test strip on the basis of these values or import other measured data with "Import reference data".
Name of the control strip
You cannot change the file name afterwards ("User defined"). However, you can give the reference data any name ("Save" in "Color Toolbox - New measurement file").
Geometry
You will find the "Number of patches", "Number of rows" and "Number of columns" of your test strip in this section.
After checking the "Change geometry" box, you can change the "Number of rows" and "Number of columns". The system automatically calculates the "Number of patches". Rows are marked by letters and columns by numbers.
The "ID" in the data table is computed from this information, e.g. if you have 2 rows and 10 columns, the table automatically displays IDs "A1" thru "A10" and "B1" thru "B10" (a total of 20 rows).
Each row in the data table corresponds to one patch, displaying the CMYK values and the color. New patches are first created as white boxes (0% CMYK).
All patches can be edited as desired. The color in the box is matched automatically.
Note: Any defined patches are deleted or moved to a different position if you change the geometry later.
The dialog then closes when you click "OK".
A miniature of the new element displays (if possible) in the "Color Toolbox - New measurement file" dialog.
A new (empty) document with gray patches appears in the application window when you click "OK".
If you made changes, you can first save the modified file under a new name.
Click "Cancel" to close the dialog without changing the user-defined control element.