Adobe InDesign User Manual
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Links
Color
Images and Objects
Text
Document
By default, the [Basic] profile is applied to new and converted documents. This profile flags missing or modified links, overset text, and missing
fonts. Although you cannot edit or delete the [Basic] profile, you can create and use multiple profiles. For example, you can switch between
profiles when working on different documents, when using different print service providers, or when running a single document through different
production phases.
Consult with your prepress provider to obtain a profile or to learn what the preflight profile settings are.
Define a preflight profile
1. Choose Define Profiles from the Preflight panel menu or from the Preflight menu at the bottom of the document window.
2. Click the New Preflight Profile icon , and specify a name for the profile.
3. In each category, specify the preflight settings. A check mark in a box indicates that all settings are included. An empty box indicates that no
settings are included.
Determine whether missing links and modified links are displayed as errors.
Determine which transparency blending space is required and whether items such as CMY plates, colorspaces, and overprinting are
allowed.
Specify requirements for items such as image resolution, transparency, and stroke thickness.
The Text category displays errors for items such as missing fonts and overset text.
Specify requirements for page size and orientation, number of pages, blank pages, and bleed and slug setup.
4. Choose Save to preserve your changes on one profile before working on another profile. Or click OK to close the dialog box and save all
changes.
Embed and unembed profiles
When you embed a profile, you make the profile part of the document. Embedding profiles is especially useful when you’re sending the file to
someone else. Just because the profile is embedded does not mean it must be used. For example, if you send a document with an embedded
profile to a print service, the printer can select a different profile to use with the document.
You can embed only one profile. The [Basic] profile cannot be embedded.
1. To embed a profile, select it in the Profile list, and then click the Embed icon
to the right of the Profile list.
You can also embed a profile in the Define Profiles dialog box.
2. To unembed a profile, choose Define Profiles from the Preflight panel menu, select the profile, and then choose Unembed Profile from the
Preflight Profile Menu on the left side of the dialog box.
Export and load profiles
You can export a profile to make it available to others. Exported profiles are saved with a .idpp extension.
Exporting a profile is a good way to back up your profile settings. When you restore preferences, your profile information is reset. If you need to
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