Adobe 65023809 - Creative Suite 4 Master Collection Printing Manual page 46

to the computer, choose PostScript File from the Printer menu, and then select the desired target
PPD from the PPD pop-up menu. (Usually it's best to use Adobe PDF as the target when generat-
ing PostScript you intend to process through Adobe Distiller.)
Print Options
Select an option to
display its option panel
Document Preview Pane
Click to display
additional information
Document Preview Pane
The preview proxy in the lower left of the Print dialog box gives graphic feedback on how well the
current job settings fit the selected media. It updates dynamically any time you change a setting
that affects the print area required for the job.
Preview Pane
The initial view (left) shows the placement of the file on the chosen media, as well as selected marks and bleed .
Click once to display the text-only view (center), which provides information on the dimensions of the page
and media, as well as scale factor, and whether thumbnails or tiling have been chosen . Click once more to see
the Custom view (right), which shows the relationship of page to media for a cut-sheet device (such as a roll-fed
printer), as well as the color mode .
The document preview proxy has three views; to cycle through the views, click the proxy. The
views are as follows:
Standard view: Displays the relationship of a document page to the media. It shows the effects
of various options such as paper size to imageable area, bleed and slug areas, and page marks, as
well as the effects of tiling and thumbnails. The bleed area is shown in red and the slug area is
shown in blue; purple is where they overlap.
Text view: Lists media dimensions, document page dimensions, scale factor, and whether
thumbnails have been requested, as well as number of tiles that will be generated (if tiling has
been selected).
The Print Dialog Box
The common areas (circled in red) and
the Preview pane are available regardless
of what options are selected in the print
options list at left . The remaining areas of
the Print dialog box change according to
the option selected from the list .
Common Areas
(available at all times)
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