How do I match a pantone color in Photoshop

I need to match a pantone color in CMYK for a shape I need to print can someone help

Adobe Photoshop contains support for the PANTONE COLOR BRIDGE libraries. PANTONE COLOR BRIDGE is the physical guide which displays a side-by-side match between PANTONE solid colors, and explicit CMYK simulations, including the CMYK values used to print the Guide. These explicit CMYK values are provided within the PANTONE COLOR BRIDGE libraries.
Adobe CS6 contains native support for the updated PANTONE PLUS SERIES versions of PANTONE COLOR BRIDGE, with the exception of the 336 newest PANTONE colors launched in April 2012. To access the 336 newest colors for Adobe CS6, or for older versions of the Adobe suite, the libraries can be exported from PANTONE Color Manager software, which is provided free of charge with purchase and registration of any PANTONE PLUS SERIES product. Details of how to obtain and use PANTONE Color Manager software can be found at http://www.pantone.com/pages/pantone/pantone.aspx?pg=21054&ca=12. You can also e-mail Pantone support directly at [email protected]
Best regards,
John Stanzione
Manager - Technical Support
Pantone, LLC

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