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Previewing overprints accurately
Sometimes you might want to force inks to overprint on top of other inks instead
of knocking out the inks below, such as spot colors that overlap other spot colors or
process colors. It is also common to overprint black text to prevent trapping problems
because of misregistration on the press.
To preview overprinted colors more accurately, choose View > Overprint Preview.
Soft-proofing for more accurate viewing
With all files in CMYK and ready for output to press, you can preview the color on-
screen from any application to get a good idea of how the color will look when printed.
(Soft-proofing does not change the CMYK values in your document.)
Although color profiles give you a high degree of viewing accuracy in non-proofing
mode, you can use additional controls to help simulate the media and ink that you will
be using.
To soft-proof your images in any application:
1. Choose View > Proof Setup, and then click Custom.
Use the Customize Proof Condition dialog box to soft-proof your documents on-screen before printing.
2. Make sure the profile selected in the Device to Simulate menu is your document or
working space profile.
Note: The rendering intent selection does not affect color appearance in this workflow,
because there is no conversion to the color space of the device you are trying to simu-
late. All colors are already created for the final output device."
3. Select Simulate Paper Color to simulate on-screen what the final colors will look like
on the paper you will use to print.
Note: The paper color specified by SWOP may be darker and more yellow than the paper
you will be using..
4. Click OK.
The display simulates how the document will appear on the final output device. If nec-
essary, make edits to adjust the color.
Color Workflows for Adobe Creative Suite 2
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