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You can choose a flattener preset in the Advanced panel of the Print dialog box or of the format-specific dialog box that appears after the initial
Export or Save As dialog box. You can create your own flattener presets or choose from the default options provided with the software. The
settings of each of these defaults are designed to match the quality and speed of the flattening with an appropriate resolution for rasterized
transparent areas, depending on the document’s intended use:
is for final press output and for high-quality proofs, such as separations-based color proofs.
is for desktop proofs and print-on-demand documents that will be printed on PostScript color printers.
is for quick proofs that will be printed on black-and-white desktop printers and for documents that will be published on the web or
exported to SVG.
Apply a flattener preset for output
You can choose a flattener preset in the Print dialog box, or in the format-specific dialog box that appears after the initial Export dialog box.
If you regularly export or print documents that contain transparency, you can automate the flattening process by saving flattener settings in
a transparency flattener preset. You can then apply these settings when you print or export to PDF 1.3 (Acrobat 4.0) or EPS formats.
In the Advanced panel of the Print, Export EPS, or Export Adobe PDF dialog box, choose a custom preset or one of the following default
presets:
Use for quick proofs that will be printed on black-and-white desktop printers, and for documents that will be published on
the web.
Use for desktop proofs and print-on-demand documents that will be printed on Adobe PostScript color printers.
Use for final press output, and for high-quality proofs such as separations-based color proofs.
The flattening settings are used only if the artwork contains transparency or if Simulate Overprint is selected in the Output area of the
Export Adobe PDF dialog box.
Create or edit a transparency flattener preset
You can save transparency flattener presets in a separate file, making it easy to back them up or to make them available to your service providers,
clients, or others in your workgroup. In InDesign, transparency flattener preset files have an .flst extension.
1. Choose Edit > Transparency Flattener Presets.
2. Do one of the following:
To create a new preset, click New.
To base a preset on a predefined preset, select one in the list and click New.
To edit an existing preset, select the preset and click Edit.
You can’t edit the default flattener presets.
3. Set flattening options.
4. Click OK to return to the Transparency Flattener Presets dialog box, and click OK again.
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