Adobe Acrobat 7 Professional - Manual (Page 576)

About print production tools
Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0 adds sophisticated print production tools that enable a
complete PDF workflow for high-resolution color output. The print production tools are
located in the Tools menu, the Document menu, and on the Print Production toolbar. The
Ink Manager and Transparency Flattening are also located in the Advanced Print Setup
dialog box.
Print Production toolbar A. Trap Presets tool B. Output Preview tool C. Preflight tool D. Convert
Colors tool E. Ink Manager tool F. Add Printer Marks tool G. Crop Pages tool H. Hairlines tool I.
Transparency Flattening tool J. PDF Optimizer tool K. JDF Job Definitions tool
Trap Presets
Allows you to create and apply trap settings for later execution by an Adobe PostScript 3
RIP that licenses Adobe In-RIP Trapping. (See
Specifying Adobe In-RIP Trapping
options .)
Output Preview
Combines separation preview, soft proofing, color warnings, the full Ink Manager, and
more in one convenient dialog box. (See
Previewing output .)
Preflight
Allows you to perform more than 400 predefined checks for all the common output errors
that can come with a designer's file. Preflight also includes checking for PDF/X
compliance, password protection of preflight profiles, PostScript level compatibility, and
many other options. (See
Inspecting a document .)
Convert Colors
Converts RGB, CMYK, and Grayscale color spaces to the target color space, which is
always CMYK. Convert Colors also allows you to embed Adobe PDF documents with
ICC profiles. (See
Converting colors .)
Ink Manager
The Ink Manager modifies the way inks are treated while the current PDF document is
open. The Acrobat Ink Manager uses the same options and controls as in other Adobe
applications. (See
Using the Ink Manager .)
Add Printer Marks
Adds standard printer marks to a PDF page for positioning. These marks are applied as
content, rather than annotations, as they were in Acrobat 6.0. (See
Embedding printer
marks .)
Crop Pages
Allows you to define the crop, trim, bleed, art, and media boxes on a page. This is
important for proper page positioning and placement of printer marks, especially for
imposition. (See
Cropping pages .)
Fix Hairlines
Finds hairlines and replaces them with heavier weight lines. (See Fixing hairlines .)
Transparency Flattening
Provides flattener settings to control the amount of rasterization that occurs during print
output or export to certain file formats, such as EPS. This tool also includes a preview for
a visual inspection of the objects that have transparency applied and of the effects your
settings will have on those objects. (See
Previewing and applying transparency flattening .)
PDF Optimizer
Provides many settings for inspecting, analyzing, and repairing documents, as well as
reducing the size of your PDF files. (See
Using PDF Optimizer .)
JDF Job Definitions
Allows you to create custom job definitions that can be edited and used in a production
environment. The JDF file may also include information necessary for the creation of
Adobe PDF files appropriate for the production process, including PDF conversion
settings and preflight profiles. (See
Creating JDF job definitions .)