14. Preflighting and Packaging

In this chapter, you learn how to prevent printing problems while creating a Preflight profile, running a Preflight check, and packaging a document for output.

Before you send your publication off to a printing service, it’s always a good idea to use InDesign’s built-in Preflight plug-in to check for any potential output problems. When you run a preflight check, InDesign inspects the document for missing fonts and links, low-resolution graphics, overset text, and various other potential output problems.

After you know your document is trouble-free, you can use InDesign’s Package feature to create a copy of it. You can also use the Package feature to create copies of all the fonts and graphics that your commercial ...

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