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Sharpen a photo for print
Print Sharpening lets you sharpen the image before it's sent to the printer. This sharpening is done in addition to any
sharpening you applied in the Develop module. When Draft Mode Printing is enabled, Print Sharpening is disabled.
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In the Print Job panel of the Print module, do one of the following:
• Select Print Sharpening and specify the amount of sharpening using the pop-up menu on the right.
• Deselect Print Sharpening if you don't want any sharpening applied in the Print module. This option is useful
when the sharpening you have applied in the Develop module is producing the desired results.
Note: Sharpening is often a matter of personal taste. Experiment to see what amount produces the results you like. As a
starting point, use Low or Medium for prints that are 8.5 inches x 11 inches and smaller, and use High for prints that are
13 inches x 19 inches or larger.
Set print color management
You can specify whether Lightroom or the printer driver handles color management during printing. If you want to
use custom printer color profiles created for specific printer and paper combinations, Lightroom handles the color
management. Otherwise, the printer manages it. If Draft Mode Printing is enabled, the printer automatically handles
color management.
Note: Custom printer color profiles are usually created using special devices and software that generate the profile files.
If printer color profiles are not installed on your computer or if Lightroom cannot locate them, Managed By Printer and
Other are the only options available in the Profile area of the Print Job panel.
In the Color Management area of the Print Job panel, choose one of the following from the Profile pop-up menu:
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• To use a printer color profile to convert the image before sending it to the printer, choose a specific profile listed
in the menu.
Important: If you choose a custom printer color profile in Lightroom, make sure color management is turned off in the
printer driver software. Otherwise, your photos will be color managed twice, and the colors might not print as you
expect.
• To send the image data to the printer driver without first converting the image according to a profile, choose
Managed By Printer.
If you choose Manage By Printer, make sure to enable ICM Method for Image Color Management (Windows) or
select ColorSync in the Color Management settings (Mac OS) for the printer driver software so that the correct
profile is applied before printing the image. Depending on the print driver software, you can usually find the color
management settings after the Print Document dialog box opens at Setup\Properties\Advanced (Windows), or in
the pop-up menu below the Presets menu after the Print dialog box opens (Mac OS).
• To select printer profiles to appear in the Profile pop-up menu, choose Other and then select the color profiles in
the window that opens.
Note: Generally, you'll choose this option if no profiles are listed in the Profile pop-up menu, or if the profile you want
isn't listed. Lightroom tries to find custom print profiles on your computer. If it's unable to locate any profiles, choose
Manage By Printer and let the printer driver handle the print color managing.
Choose a rendering intent to specify how colors are converted from the image's color space to the printer's color
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