Adobe ILLUSTRATOR CS2 User Manual page 495

Highlights all strokes that will be outlined because they are involved in transparency or because
Outlined Strokes
the Convert All Strokes To Outlines option is selected.
Highlights all text that will be outlined because it is involved in transparency or because the Convert
Outlined Text
All Text To Outlines option is selected. 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 palette does not
highlight this altered appearance.
Highlights objects and intersections of objects that will be rasterized because there is no
All Rasterized Regions
other way of representing them in PostScript or because they are more complex than the threshold specified by the
Rasters/Vectors slider. For example, the intersection of two transparent gradients will always be rasterized, even
when the Rasters/Vectors value is 100. Note that this option takes longer to process than the others. The preview only
highlights images that are resampled during flattening (not objects such as opaque images that do not interact with
transparent objects).
About the Flattener Preview palette
You use the preview options in the Flattener Preview palette to highlight the areas affected by flattening artwork. You
can use this information to adjust the flattening options, and even use the palette to save flattener presets. To display
the Flattener Preview palette, choose Window > Flattener Preview.
Flattener Preview palette
A. Palette menu B. Refresh button C. Highlight menu D. Overprint menu E. Transparency flattening settings F. Preview area
You can control the speed and quality of the preview image by selecting an option from the palette menu. Select
Quick Preview to compute the quickest preview; select Detailed Preview to add the option All Rasterized Regions to
the Highlight pop-up menu (this option is more performance-intensive to compute).
Keep in mind that the Flattener Preview palette is not intended for precise previewing of spot colors, overprints,
blending modes, and image resolution. Use Overprint Preview mode in Illustrator to preview spot colors, overprints,
and blending modes as they will appear when output.
See also
"Transparency flattening options" on page 486
"Highlight options (Flattener Preview palette)" on page 487
A
B
C
D
E
F
ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 488
User Guide