
INDESIGN CS3
User Guide
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Keep the following guidelines in mind as you apply manual overprinting:
• If you use the Overprint Fill option on a 100% black stroke or fill, the black ink may not be opaque enough to
prevent the underlying ink colors from showing through. To eliminate the show-through problem, use a four-
color (rich) black instead of a 100% black. Consult with your service provider about the exact percentages of color
to add to the black.
• When using a stroke to trap objects (but not text characters), adjust the stroke alignment so the stroke falls outside
the path or object, rather than inside or centered on the path.
• Whenusingastroketotraptwospotcolorsoraspotandaprocesscolor,youusuallyapplythelightercolortothe
stroke, and overprint the stroke.
Use the Separations Preview panel to preview how colors will overprint.
1 Select one or more paths with the Selection tool or the Direct Selection tool , or select text characters with
theTypetool.Tooverprintthestrokeofapaththatispastedinsideaframe,youmustfirstselectthenested(inner)
path using the Direct Selection tool.
Overprinting fills and strokes
A. Cyan (bottom layer) B. Magenta (middle layer) C. Yellow (top layer)
2 Choose Window > Attributes.
3 In the Attributes panel, do any of the following:
• To overprint the fill of selected objects, or to overprint unstroked type, select Overprint Fill.
• To overprint the stroke of selected objects, select Overprint Stroke.
• To overprint a color applied to the spaces in a dashed, dotted, or patterned line, select Overprint Gap.
See also
“Previewing color separations” on page 581
“Define custom stroke styles” on page 318
Overprint a paragraph rule
1 Make sure a swatch exists for your overprint color.
2 Using the Type tool, click an insertion point in a paragraph.
3 In the Paragraph panel, choose Paragraph Rules in the Paragraph panel menu.
4 In the pop-up menu at the top of the dialog box, choose the paragraph rule you want to overprint.
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