Adobe PostScript Guide

INDESIGN CS2 print PostScript
Printing a PostScript file from InDesign CS2 to be converted to a PDF/X using Distiller 7. This example was created on Mac OS X 10.4.3.
Open the File>Print menu and from
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the Printer pop-up select Adobe PDF
7.0. Select the page number to print in Pages.
In Setup enter your page size plus 20mm in
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the Paper Size Width and Height boxes.
Check the Orientation is portrait, the Scale is
The Marks And Bleeds tab should be
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set as below, with the checked Printer’s
Marks, the Offset at 3mm and the Bleed
In Output set the Colour to Composite
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CMYK and Flip to None and that the
Simulate Overprint button is not checked.
In the Ink Manager make sure there are
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only the four CMYK process inks listed and
that there are no Spot colours. You may have to
In Graphics, check that Send Data is
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set to All, the Font Download is set to
Subset, Download PPD Fonts is checked and
Colour Management should be on and
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configured correctly (see pic4press for
more details). Choose PostScript® Printer
In Advanced make sure OPI is disabled.
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Select the Transparency Flattener
Preset previously set as per page 5 and that the
Before you click Print to save the
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PostScript file, choose Save Preset... to
store the settings. Use the Summary tab to view
Uncheck all Options.
Click the Ink Manager button.
Determines Colour in Colour Handling..
100% and the Page Position Centred.
edit placed images if they contain Spot colours.
checkbox is ticked.
2005/2006
locked to 3mm all round.
that PostScript® is set to Level 3.
a list of all the settings that have been applied.
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