There is much more to learn, but it would require a lot of time to explain everything. With this article you have got the basics of how to work with spot colors in Photoshop.
How To Preserve Spot Colors in Photoshop (version 6 and higher)
From Elisabetta Bruno, for About.com
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Saving an Image with Spot Colors
Once you have done all this you need to save your image in a suitable file format, which is either TIFF or DCS (Desktop Color Separations). Once you import the TIFF or DCS file into a layout application also the spot color will be imported. If you have a layout application that supports PSD files, such as InDesign, then you can also save your file into a PSD.
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- Save the Practice File
- Open the Channels Palette
- Set Channel Options
- Trapping
- Trapping (Continued)
- Creating Spot Channels in Photoshop
- Saving an Image with Spot Colors
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