Checking Your Fonts; Checking Images And Colors - Adobe PAGEMAKER 6.5 Training Manual

Prepress Fundamentals
PageMaker 6.5 Advanced
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If a document either does not print
OR takes a surprisingly long time to print, check for any errors. Big
pictures, strangely shaped picture boxes and clipping paths can
contribute to printing errors.
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If one very high resolution picture is being used multiple times, but
in different sizes in the document, import copies of the picture that
are saved at the required size.
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Reducing the amount of unnecessary information in the pasteboard
of a document will aid the image setter.
Checking •
Most commercial printers have their own library of fonts; however
your Fonts
it is best that you supply all the fonts used within your publication.
To Trouble-Shoot your fonts:
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Close down PageMaker and all other applications.
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Use your font management utility and disable all the fonts that are not
system fonts on your computer.
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Open the publication that will be sent to the printer.
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If you have used any non-system fonts in your publication, they will
show up in the Pantone Font Matching dialog box.
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Make a note of the missing fonts and close down PageMaker.
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Enable only the fonts that were missing and re-open your
publication.
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If you see the Pantone Font Matching dialog box again, make a
note of the fonts you might have missed and repeat the last two
steps.
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When all the used fonts are installed you will be able to open up the
application with no problems.
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Use your font management utility to copy all the enabled non-system
fonts so you can apply them to the printer. The Screen and Printer
fonts should also be supplied.
Note: If you placed any EPS files into your publication, check them
the same way to find out which fonts are being used in the EPS files.
If you have any fonts missing from the EPS file, you will get
PostScript errors, Couriered Text, or jagged text.
Checking •
When using Pantone colors, visit your Printer and ask to see the
Images and
Pantone Swatch book. This is the best way to see how the color will
Colors
look after it is printed.
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When using a tint of a spot color, use the Color palette to select a
shade percentage, or use a Trumatch of Focoltone color from the
main menu.
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For a document with bitmapped images, check with the commercial
printer to find out which file format and image mode that the bitmapped
pictures should be saved in.
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Convert all of your images from RBG to CMYK.
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Convert any RBG or Spot colors created in PageMaker or imported
from EPS files to CMYK process color.
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