Adobe ACROBAT 3D Manual page 623

Soft-proofing colors
In a traditional publishing workflow, you print a hard proof of your document to preview
how the document's colors look. In a color-managed workflow, you can use the precision
of color profiles to soft-proof your document directly on the monitor--to display an on-
screen preview of how your document's colors will look when reproduced on a particular
output device.
Keep in mind that the reliability of the soft proof is highly dependent upon the quality of
your monitor, your monitor profile, and the ambient lighting conditions of your
workstation. (See
To display a soft proof:
In the Output Preview dialog box, choose the proof profile space you want to simulate:
The color profile of a specific output device. You can select None to proof only for ink
black or paper white simulation, without simulating a different proof file. If you want the
custom proof setup to be the default proof setup for documents, close all document
windows before selecting Output Preview.
Simulate Ink Black to preview in the monitor space--the actual dynamic range defined by
the proof profile. This option is not available for all profiles.
Simulate Paper White to preview, in the monitor space, the specific shade of white
exhibited by the print medium described by the proof profile. Selecting this option
automatically selects the Simulate Ink Black option. This option is not available for all
profiles.
Creating a viewing environment and Creating an ICC monitor profile.)