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Locking print presets, Deleting a print preset, Proofing your images onscreen – Apple Aperture 2 User Manual

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Part IV

Distribution and Backup

Locking Print Presets

If you worry that you may inadvertently modify your print presets, you can lock them.

To lock or unlock a print preset:

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In the Print dialog, select the preset, then choose Lock or Unlock from the Print Preset
Action pop-up menu at the bottom-left side of the dialog.

When a preset is locked, a lock icon appears to the right of the preset name.

Deleting a Print Preset

You can delete a print preset that you no longer use.

To delete a print preset:

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In the Print dialog, select the preset, then choose Delete from the Print Preset Action
pop-up menu at the bottom-left side of the dialog.

The preset is deleted from the Preset Name list.

Proofing Your Images Onscreen

Your printer, paper type, and color profile all affect the way your images are printed.
Onscreen proofing allows you to proof the color in your images onscreen, before you
print them.

To use onscreen proofing, choose the proofing profile that most closely matches the
characteristics of the final output device, and then turn on onscreen proofing.

To choose a proofing profile:

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Choose View > Proofing Profile, then choose the profile you want from the submenu.

To turn onscreen proofing on or off:

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Choose View > Onscreen Proofing (or press Shift-Option-P).

When onscreen proofing is on, a checkmark appears beside the option in the View menu.

For more information about using the Aperture onscreen proofing feature, see “

Setting

Up the Viewer for Onscreen Proofing

” on page 192.

For more information about ColorSync profiles and color calibrating your computer, see
Appendix B, “

Calibrating Your Aperture System

,” on page 635.