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When it’s time for final printed output, it is easier than ever for a
customer to locate an Adobe InDesign prepress service provider. The
widespread acceptance of Adobe InDesign by prepress service
providers results from a long and proven record of reliable, consistent
output and a deep set of tools specifically geared to identify and resolve
prepress issues before printing. As with every previous version of the
software, Adobe InDesign CS5/5.5 incorporates requests from print
professionals worldwide as solicited by Adobe. This close and
continuing collaboration with the print publishing community makes
possible great advances in output efficiency and quality.
As a page layout application, InDesign is the “aggregator” of text,
artwork from Illustrator, and images from Photoshop. Consequently, in
preparing to output InDesign files, you (and customers) have to consider
issues relating to objects and effects created within InDesign as well as
attributes of placed artwork and fonts used.
Common-sense tips for customers
Customer education is an important part of a print service provider’s
relationship with clients. In addition to providing basic specifications for
providing files for print, it’s helpful if you make sure that clients are
well-versed in the details of building and submitting files for successful
print. You can also help by supplying custom InDesign and Acrobat
preflight profiles and encouraging your customers to examine their own
files before submitting them. In light of complex features such as
transparency, it’s easy to lose sight of the basics:
•Monitor the Live Preight module in the status bar of InDesign docu-
ments to catch problems early.
•Build to correct trim size, keeping in mind any specications for image
area (necessary distance from trim and fold), and the need to accom-
modate any short-trim panels.
•Ensure that adequate bleed is created, and that bleed is included in
PDFs submied as job les.
•Avoid radical scaling of images.
•Use Separations Preview to check for correct plates.
•Reconcile extraneous spot colors, by editing content or by using Ink
Manager.
•Convert any spot colors to process if they are intended to print CMYK,
using the “Lab color values” in Ink Manager, as described previously.
is is oen preferable to performing the conversion to CMYK during
the output process when transparency is involved.
•Include 100% printed comps (or comps marked for size).
•Do some housecleaning before submiing the job: prune extraneous
elements, empty frames, and unused styles and swatches
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