Adobe InDesign CS5 - Manual (Page 620)

614 USING INDESIGN
Printing
Last updated 11/16/2011
9 Select Preserve RGB Numbers or Preserve CMYK Numbers.
This option determines how InDesign handles colors that do not have a color profile associated with them (for
example, imported images without embedded profiles). When this option is selected, InDesign sends the color
numbers directly to the output device. When this option is deselected, InDesign first converts the color numbers to
the color space of the output device.
Preserving numbers is recommended when you are following a safe CMYK workflow. Preserving numbers is not
recommended for printing RGB documents.
10 Press either Setup (Windows) or Printer (Mac OS) to access the printer driver dialog box.
11 Turn off color management for the printer, and click Print to return to the InDesign Print dialog box.
Every printer driver has different color management options. If it’s not clear how to turn off color management,
consult your printer documentation.
12 Click Print.
Color output options for composites
In the Output area of the Print dialog box, you can determine how composite color in the document is sent to the
printer. When color management is enabled (the default), the Color setting defaults result in calibrated color output.
Spot color information is preserved during color conversion; only the process color equivalents convert to the
designated color space. If you’re not sure which color choice to use, consult your prepress service provider.
Composite modes only affect rasterized images and objects created using InDesign; placed graphics (such as EPS and
Adobe PDF files) are not affected unless they overlap transparent objects.
For more information on composite printing, see the Adobe Print Resource Center at
www.adobe.com/go/print_resource .
Note: The options available for non-PostScript printing depend on the color model the printer uses, which is usually RGB.
When you print as composite, automatic trapping is disabled; however, you can select the Simulate Overprint option
to proof overprinting for text, strokes, or fills.
The Output area in the Print dialog box includes the following Color options. Additional options may also be available,
depending on your printer.
Composite Leave Unchanged Sends a full-color version of specified pages to the printer, preserving all color values in
the original document. When this option is selected, Simulate Overprint is disabled.
Composite Gray Sends grayscale versions of specified pages to the printer when, for example, you are printing to a
monochrome printer without making separations.
Composite RGB Sends a full-color version of specified pages to the printer when, for example, you are printing to an
RGB color printer without making separations.
Composite CMYK Sends a full-color version of specified pages to the printer when, for example, you are printing to a
CMYK color printer without making separations. (This option is available only for PostScript printers.)
Separations Creates PostScript information for each of the separations required for the document, and sends that
information to the output device. (This option is available only for PostScript printers.)
In-RIP Separations Sends separation information to the output device’s RIP. (This option is available only for
PostScript printers.)
Text As Black Select this option to print all text created in InDesign in black, unless it has the color None or Paper or
a color value that equals white. This option is useful when you’re creating content for both print and PDF distribution.