Adobe CS5.5 (v.7.5) Mac Upgrade NO 65103437 User Manual
Product codes
65103437
When you open the Separations panel
and choose View > Overprint
Preview, InDesign displays a real-time
ink reading of the area beneath your
cursor. Click the visibility icons in the
left column to hide or show individual
color plates.
and choose View > Overprint
Preview, InDesign displays a real-time
ink reading of the area beneath your
cursor. Click the visibility icons in the
left column to hide or show individual
color plates.
InDesign offers an array of options
for outputting your projects,
whether you plan to print your
InDesign file or distribute it on the
web, consumer electronic devices,
or phones. However, before you
export or print your document, use
the InDesign preflight and proofing
tools to help ensure the final result
will appear as you expect.
for outputting your projects,
whether you plan to print your
InDesign file or distribute it on the
web, consumer electronic devices,
or phones. However, before you
export or print your document, use
the InDesign preflight and proofing
tools to help ensure the final result
will appear as you expect.
To see an accurate view of what
document pages will look like
when printed or exported as PDF,
choose View > Screen Mode >
Preview (or press W when not edit-
ing text). This hides nonprinting
page elements such as guides, the
pasteboard, and frame edges.
document pages will look like
when printed or exported as PDF,
choose View > Screen Mode >
Preview (or press W when not edit-
ing text). This hides nonprinting
page elements such as guides, the
pasteboard, and frame edges.
You can hide the InDesign user
interface entirely, including menus
and panels, by choosing View >
Screen Mode > Presentation (or
pressing Shift+W). This is a helpful
display mode when showing a
client or colleague your work.
interface entirely, including menus
and panels, by choosing View >
Screen Mode > Presentation (or
pressing Shift+W). This is a helpful
display mode when showing a
client or colleague your work.
If you choose View > Over-
print Preview, InDesign displays
an onscreen “ink preview” that
print Preview, InDesign displays
an onscreen “ink preview” that
approximates how gradients, trans-
parency, and overprinting will
appear in color-separated output.
parency, and overprinting will
appear in color-separated output.
The Separations Preview panel
(Window > Output > Separations
Preview) lets you visually check
individual or multiple plates, pre-
view overprinting objects, and view
ink-limit warnings onscreen before
printing.
(Window > Output > Separations
Preview) lets you visually check
individual or multiple plates, pre-
view overprinting objects, and view
ink-limit warnings onscreen before
printing.
The Preflight panel (Window >
Output > Preflight) can warn you of
problems that may prevent a docu-
ment or book from printing cor-
rectly. Preflighting is “live”—that is,
when it is enabled, InDesign checks
your document while you work,
and displays a green or red dot in
both the lower left corner of the
panel and the document window.
Output > Preflight) can warn you of
problems that may prevent a docu-
ment or book from printing cor-
rectly. Preflighting is “live”—that is,
when it is enabled, InDesign checks
your document while you work,
and displays a green or red dot in
both the lower left corner of the
panel and the document window.
You can control what the Preflight
panel considers an error by choos-
ing Define Profiles from the Pre-
flight panel menu. Options include
minimum image resolution, color
model limitations, document size,
and more. After creating a new
preflight profile, you can choose it
from the Profile menu in the Pre-
flight panel.
panel considers an error by choos-
ing Define Profiles from the Pre-
flight panel menu. Options include
minimum image resolution, color
model limitations, document size,
and more. After creating a new
preflight profile, you can choose it
from the Profile menu in the Pre-
flight panel.
Note that when you select an error,
the Info area at the bottom of the
panel provides more details.
the Info area at the bottom of the
panel provides more details.
If you are including interactive ele-
ments in your document, such as
animations, you can see them in
action inside the Preview panel
(Window > Interactive > Preview).
ments in your document, such as
animations, you can see them in
action inside the Preview panel
(Window > Interactive > Preview).
Preflight and proofing
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