Adobe 62000236 Using Manual page 469

USING ACROBAT 9 PRO EXTENDED
Print production tools
For a video on previewing output, see www.adobe.com/go/lrvid4083_a9.
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"About color profiles" on page 424
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"Soft-proofing colors" on page 420
Open the Output Preview dialog box
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Do one of the following:
• Choose Advanced > Print Production > Output Preview.
• Select the Output Preview tool
Choose simulation profile and preview options
Select an existing profile for simulating how your document looks when printed.
1 In the Output Preview dialog box, select an option from the Simulation Profile.
2 If you select the Simulate Black Ink option, black and dark colors are drawn with the lightness of the black as
rendered by the simulation profile. If you deselect the Simulate Black Ink option, then blacks are mapped to the
darkest color that the monitor can draw. If you select Simulate Paper Color, in addition to simulating the lightness
of black ink, it also attempts to simulate what the paper color looks like. It shows you how other colors look like
when they are drawn on the paper color. If you deselect this option, then the paper color is monitor white.
3 Type the percentage of Warning Opacity to set the opacity of all warning highlights.
View colors by source space
You can limit which colors are displayed in the preview. You can also view specific element types, such as solid color
objects, images, smooth shades, text, and line art. When you select a source color space, you see only the objects in that
color space. Limiting colors is useful, for example, for seeing whether a page contains any RGB color or where a spot
color is used.
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In the Output Preview dialog box, select one of the available options from the Show menu.
Preview color separations
You can preview separation plates and ink coverage to ensure that the printed piece meets your requirements.
Although previewing separations on your monitor can help you detect problems without the expense of printing
separations, it does not let you preview trapping, emulsion options, printer marks, and halftone screens and resolution.
Those settings are best verified with your print service provider using integral or overlay proofs.
Note: Objects on hidden layers are not included in an on-screen preview.
In the Output Preview dialog box, choose Separations from the Preview menu.
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Do any of the following:
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• To view one or more separations, select the empty box to the left of each separation name. Each separation appears
in its assigned color.
characterization" on page 425
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