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Producing Color Separations
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Preparing a file for separation includes specifying which printer settings and halftone
screen ruling to use and whether the separation should be a positive or negative image.
In addition, you can specify a bleed around the artwork.
screen ruling to use and whether the separation should be a positive or negative image.
In addition, you can specify a bleed around the artwork.
The separation settings you choose for a file are saved with the separated file. If you open
a file that has never been separated in Illustrator, the program returns to the default
settings.
a file that has never been separated in Illustrator, the program returns to the default
settings.
To choose separation options:
1 Choose one of the following options:
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File > Separation Setup.
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File > Print, and then click Separation Setup in the Print dialog box.
2 Select the PPD file that corresponds to your printer or imagesetter, as described in
“Selecting a PPD file.” Choose options as described in the rest of that section.
“Selecting a PPD file.” Choose options as described in the rest of that section.
3 Click OK or Print.
Selecting a PPD file
To define the output device for the separation, you select the PostScript Printer Descrip-
tions (PPD) file that corresponds to your PostScript printer or imagesetter. (You cannot
separate to a non-PostScript device.)
tions (PPD) file that corresponds to your PostScript printer or imagesetter. (You cannot
separate to a non-PostScript device.)
A PPD file contains information about your output device, including its resolution,
available page sizes, line screen rulings, and screen angles. Loading the file displays the
different settings for the output device, in the Separation Setup dialog box.
available page sizes, line screen rulings, and screen angles. Loading the file displays the
different settings for the output device, in the Separation Setup dialog box.
To select a PPD file:
1 Choose File > Separation Setup. In the Separation Setup dialog box, click Open PPD.
2 Locate the System folder in the Windows folder (Windows) or the Printer Descriptions
folder in the Extensions folder within the System Folder (Mac OS).
folder in the Extensions folder within the System Folder (Mac OS).
3 Select a PPD file that corresponds to the output device you use to print your separa-
tions. The filenames correspond to the printer or imagesetter name and model and have a
.ppd file extension (Windows).
tions. The filenames correspond to the printer or imagesetter name and model and have a
.ppd file extension (Windows).
4 Click Open. The name of the PPD file you selected appears in the dialog box. The name
of the currently selected printer appears in the title of the dialog box.
of the currently selected printer appears in the title of the dialog box.
5 Choose other separation options as described in the following sections, or click OK.
Specifying which layers to separate
The Layer pop-up menu lets you specify which layers to include in the separation.
To specify which layers to separate:
1 In the Separation Setup dialog box under Options, choose one of the following options
from the Separate menu:
from the Separate menu:
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Printable, Visible Layers to separate only layers that are both printable and visible. These
correspond to the layers that print when creating a composite proof.
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Visible Layers to separate only the visible layers.
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All Layers to separate all layers.
2 Specify another separation option, or click OK.