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USING ACROBAT 9 PRO EXTENDED
Print production tools
Note: (Illustrator) If the flattening settings aren't visible, select Show Options from the palette menu to display them.
4 If the artwork contains overprinted objects that interact with transparent objects, in Illustrator, select an option
from the Overprints menu. You can preserve, simulate, or discard overprints. In Acrobat, choose Preserve
Overprint to blend the color of transparent artwork with the background color to create an overprint effect.
5 At any time, click Refresh to display a fresh preview version based on your settings. Depending on the complexity
of the artwork, you may need to wait a few seconds for the preview image to appear. In InDesign, you can also
choose Auto Refresh Highlight.
In Illustrator and Acrobat, to magnify the preview, click in the preview area. To zoom out, Alt-click/Option-click in
the preview area. To pan the preview, hold down the spacebar and drag in the preview area.
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"About flattening" on page 472
Transparency Flattener options
You can set Transparency Flattener options when creating, editing, or previewing flattener presets in Illustrator,
InDesign, or Acrobat.
Highlight (preview) options
Disables previewing.
None (Color Preview)
Rasterized Complex Regions
the Rasters/Vectors slider). Keep in mind that the boundary of the highlight area has a higher probability of producing
stitching problems (depending on the printer driver settings and the rasterization resolution). To minimize stitching
problems, select Clip Complex Regions.
Highlights the objects that are sources of transparency, such as objects with partial opacity
Transparent Objects
(including images with alpha channels), objects with blending modes, and objects with opacity masks. In addition,
note that styles and effects may contain transparency, and overprinted objects may be treated as sources of
transparency if they are involved in transparency or if the overprint needs to be flattened.
Highlights all objects that are involved in transparency, including transparent objects and objects
All Affected Objects
that are overlapped by transparent objects. The highlighted objects will be affected by the flattening process—their
strokes or patterns will be expanded, portions of them may get rasterized, and so on.
Affected Linked EPS Files (Illustrator only)
Affected Graphics (InDesign only)
option is useful for service providers who need to see graphics that require attention to print properly.
Expanded Patterns (Illustrator and Acrobat)
Highlights all strokes that will be outlined if involved in transparency or because Convert All Strokes
Outlined Strokes
To Outlines is selected.
Outlined Text (InDesign only)
All Text To Outlines is selected.
Note: In the final output, outlined strokes and text may appear slightly different from native ones, especially very thin
strokes and very small text. However, the Flattener Preview doesn't highlight this altered appearance.
Raster-Fill Text And Strokes (InDesign only)
flattening.
Highlights the areas that will be rasterized for performance reasons (as determined by
Highlights all linked EPS files that are affected by transparency.
Highlights all placed content affected by transparency or transparency effects. This
Highlights all patterns that will be expanded if involved in transparency.
Highlights all text that will be outlined if involved in transparency or because Convert
Highlights text and strokes that have rasterized fills as a result of
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