Preflighting files before handoff, Preflight panel overview – Adobe InDesign CC 2015 User Manual
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Note: Unless you are using a color management system (CMS) with accurately calibrated ICC profiles and are sure that
you have properly calibrated your monitor, don’t rely on the on-screen appearance of colors.
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Prepare the document for exporting to Adobe PDF.
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Export using the .joboptions file provided by your service provider. If you don’t have a preferred .joboptions file, use
a PDF/X preset.
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Preflight the PDF in Acrobat 7.0 Professional or later.
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Proof and correct the PDF file.
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Hand off the press-ready PDF to the prepress service provider.
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Preflighting files before handoff
Preflight panel overview
Before printing or handing off the document to a service provider, you can perform a quality check on the document.
Preflight is the industry-standard term for this process. While you edit your document, the Preflight panel warns of
problems that can prevent a document or book from printing or outputting as desired. These problems include missing
files or fonts, low-resolution images, overset text, and a number of other conditions.
You can configure preflight settings to define which conditions are detected. These preflight settings are stored in
preflight profiles for easy reuse. You can create your own preflight profiles or import them from your printer or another
source.
To take advantage of live preflighting, create or specify a preflight profile in the early stages of creating a document. If
Preflight is turned on, a red circle icon appears in the status bar when InDesign detects any problems. You can open the
Preflight panel and view the Info section to get basic guidance for fixing the problems.