Adobe Acrobat 8 3D - Manual (Page 489)

482 ADOBE ACROBAT 3D VERSION 8
User Guide
Flattener Preview dialog box displays a preview of current PDF page using preview and flattener settings.
Open the Flattener Preview dialog box
❖ Choose Advanced > Print Production > Flattener Preview, or select the Flattener Preview button on the Print
Production toolbar.
Preview which areas of artwork will be flattened
Use the preview options in the Flattener Preview to highlight areas that are affected by flattening. You can use this
color-coded information to adjust flattening options.
Note: The Flattener Preview is not intended for precise previewing of spot colors, overprints, and blending modes.
Instead, use Overprint Preview mode for those purposes.
1 Display the Flattener Preview palette (or dialog box):
• In Illustrator, choose Window > Flattener Preview.
• In Acrobat, choose Advanced > Print Production > Flattener Preview.
• In InDesign, choose Window > Output > Flattener Preview.
2 From the Highlight menu, choose the kind of areas you want to highlight. The availability of options depends on
the content of the artwork.
3 Select the flattening settings you want to use: Either choose a preset or, if available, set specific options.
Note: (Illustrator) If the flattening settings aren’t visible, select Show Options from the palette menu to display them.