Perform Prepress Production Tests

When you prepare a PDF document for a printer, you can perform several tests to make sure the document is as desired. You can preview the color separations and transparent areas of the document, add information for the printer, and so on. You can also specify the sizes of the crop, trim, art, and bleed boxes—information the printer uses when setting up the printing device and trimming the printed pages.

Preview Print Separations

You can preview print separations before sending your work to the printer to ensure the separation plates and ink coverage meet your requirements. You get your best results when previewing separations if you’re working with a calibrated monitor. To preview print separations, follow these ...

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