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Previewing Separations
You can choose to view a single separation or multiple separations in any combination, much
like progressive proofs. To preview color separations:
1. Display the page you want to preview.
2. Choose Advanced > Print Production > Output Preview, or click the Output Preview button
( ) in the Print Production toolbar. When you choose Output Preview, Acrobat automatically
activates Overprint Preview if your preferences are not set to automatically activate it. The
appearance of any overprinting objects changes, but such changes may be hard to see in very
small objects. (You can check for overprinting objects more precisely later by using the Color
Warnings feature in Output Preview.)
3. In the Output Preview dialog box, choose Separations from the Preview menu.
4. Use the check boxes to the left of the ink list to select the color separations you want to view
or hide. When you deselect the box next to an ink, any content using that ink disappears in
the document window. This makes it easy to pinpoint areas that are using the wrong spot
color ink.
5. Set the Sample Size to Point Sample, 3 by 3 Average, or 5 by 5 Average.
Note: At this point, if you discover any extraneous spot colors or find spot color content that should
print as four-color process, use the Ink Manager function (see "Using the Ink Manager" later in this
chapter) to fix the problem without having to return to the originating application.
5 Check ink percentage values by hovering the mouse pointer over an area in the document
window. The ink percentages appear next to each ink, and your pointer acts as a rolling
densitometer. Acrobat 9 now also displays a Total Area Coverage amount at the bottom of the
list; this is especially helpful when spot and process colors are combined.
Viewing Separations
Use the check boxes to the left of ink names to
selectively view separations . This can help you quickly
determine if there are extraneous inks, or if objects
may print in the wrong color .
Separations
See all inks used in the file at a glance . View color values with a
"rolling densitometer" as you move the pointer on screen . Note the
new Total Area Coverage value displayed .
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