Quark to InDesignCS3 Conversion Guide - InDesign User Group

how do I get the best results
when printing documents with
transparency?
When you print an InDesign
document that contains transparent
objects, including transparent
Photoshop and Illustrator graphics,
you can choose a transparency
flattener preset in the Transparency
Flattener area of the Advanced pane
of the Print dialog box. The preset
you choose determines the resolution
at which flattening is performed
and contains other flattening-related
settings as well.
By default, the Preset menu includes
three presets—Low Resolution,
Medium Resolution, and High
Resolution—as well as any custom
flattener presets you’ve created.
You should choose the preset that’s
appropriate for your output device.
When printing proofs to a
PostScript® printer, you should
choose the Low Resolution or
Medium Resolution flattener preset—Low
Resolution for black
and white, Medium for color.
If you are printing to a high-
resolution output device, such
as an imagesetter, choose the High
Resolution flattener preset.
If you are printing to a printer that
is not a PostScript printer, the Preset
menu is not available. In this case,
you should check Simulate Overprint
in the Output pane of the Print dialog
box. This way, the proof print will
look the same as it looks onscreen
with Overprint Preview (View
menu) enabled.
If none of the default presets meets
the requirements of your printer—or
your output provider’s printer—you
can create custom flattener presets
by choosing Edit > Transparency
Flattener Presets and clicking New
in the Transparency Flattener Presets
dialog box. For information about
creating flattener presets, refer to
InDesign Help.
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