13. Printing and Exporting

Lesson overview

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to do the following:

  • Check a document for potential printing issues and fix them.

  • Manage the colors used in a document.

  • Confirm that an InDesign file and all of its elements are ready for printing.

  • Preview a document onscreen before printing.

  • Create different Adobe PDFs for proofing and for press.

  • Create an Adobe PDF preset for press-ready PDFs.

  • Print a proof of a document.

  • Create a print preset to streamline the printing process.

  • Assemble all necessary files for printing or delivery to a service provider or commercial printer.

  • Export graphics for the web and other digital destinations.

This lesson will take about 50 minutes to complete. To get the lesson files used ...

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