Printing From Illustrator - Adobe 65023809 - Creative Suite 4 Master Collection Printing Manual

is to show areas affected by transparency flattening so you can modify the file or choose another
flattener preset if necessary to control flattening results before output.
To use the Flattener Preview features:
1. Choose Window > Flattener Preview. If you don't see all options, choose Show Options from
the panel menu.
2. Select a flattener preset. The default High Resolution preset is appropriate for most printing
conditions, but if you have created a custom preset, choose it from the Preset pop-up menu.
3. To preview the results of using a flattener preset, click the Refresh button and select objects to
highlight:
• Rasterized Complex Regions
• Transparent Objects
• All Affected Objects
• Affected Linked EPS Files
• Expanded Patterns
• Outlined Strokes
The options available to you depend on the preset selected. For example, if you select the High
Resolution flattener preset, Rasterized Complex Regions won't be available because the High
Resolution preset does not result in rasterized regions.
4. If you choose a new preset, click Refresh to renew the display. In a very complex document,
this may take a few seconds.
5. To view small details, click in the preview area at the bottom of the panel; the cursor automati-
cally becomes a zoom tool. Hold down the spacebar to pan the image in the preview window.

Printing from Illustrator

The Print dialog box contains controls for selecting a printer and PostScript Printer Description
(PPD), as well as access to page setup, presets, and options. Certain controls are displayed regard-
less of the option chosen in the left column of the dialog box. The remainder of the dialog box
changes according to the selected option.
Tiling Artboards
To tile artboards, you must print them one at a time. Enter the number of the artboard in the
Range field, and choose the Tile option. You can numerically specify position in the Placement
X/Y fields, or drag the thumbnail in the preview window to position the artwork relative to tiles.
Flattener Preview
To see all the available controls in the
Flattener Preview dialog box, choose
Show Options from the panel menu .
Choose an existing transparency
flattener preset, or create a custom
preset based on your choices in the
Flattener Preview dialog box (left) .
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