Quark to InDesignCS3 Conversion Guide - InDesign User Group

Flattener preview. The Flattener
Preview panel (Window > Output >
Flattener Preview) helps prevent
mistakes, reduce costs, and ensure
the highest quality printed results by
identifying the objects on a spread
to which transparency effects are
applied or that interact with transparent
objects. For more information,
see pages 48-53.
what should I do before I print or create
a PDf file of an InDesign document?
The Preflight utility in InDesign
warns you of problems that may prevent
a document or book (a collection
of InDesign documents that is
treated as a unit) from printing correctly.
For example, you can use the
Preflight utility to locate missing files
or fonts before you print or hand off
documents to a service provider for
printing, or to check a document
before exporting a PDF file.
The Preflight utility provides helpful
information about a document
or book, such as the inks it uses, the
first page on which a font appears,
and print settings. The Preflight
utility can check hidden layers but
does not check pasteboard content.
To perform a preflight check,
choose File > Preflight. To preflight
a book, choose Preflight Book
or Preflight Selected Documents
(depending on whether all, some, or
none of the documents are selected)
in the Book panel menu.
the separations Preview panel (above) lets
you check your separations before you
print. Choose separations from the View
pop-up menu to show and hide individual
plates. when you move the pointer over an
object, the percentage of each ink used
appears in the panel. Choose Ink Limit from
the View pop-up menu (below) to specify a
value for maximum ink coverage. (Ask your
printer for the correct value to enter.) Areas
that exceed the specified ink coverage limit
will appear in red.
Better Workflow
Through JDF
With printing trends moving more
towards all-digital workflows, shorter
print runs, greater use of color, and
faster turnaround, automating print
workflows using JDF files enables
print service providers to maintain or
grow their margins and better serve
their customers.
JDF (Job Definition Format) is an
XML-based standard for exchanging
information in the graphic arts
environment. JDF files can include
settings for PDF creation, preflight
with automated correction and conversion
rules, and packaging and
delivery of final files. What’s more,
a JDF file can automatically submit
a job to a print service provider via
e-mail or server. Think of a JDF file as
a self-directing job ticket containing
not only job information and links
to files, but also instructions on how
to route a job automatically through
each step of the workflow.
Using Acrobat 8 and InDesign CS3,
you can take advantage of JDF templates
to automatically create, preflight,
correct, and submit a final,
print-ready PDF file of an InDesign
layout to a print service provider. Job
tickets created with Acrobat 8 software
provide control and efficiency
to print-production workflows.
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