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Let photoshop determine printed colors – Adobe Photoshop CS3 User Manual

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Choose Color Management to display options for prepress and color management

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In the Print area, select Document.

The profile is displayed in parentheses on the same line.

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In the Options area, for Color Handling, choose Printer Manages Colors.

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(Optional) Choose a rendering intent for converting colors to the destination color space.

Most non-PostScript printer drivers ignore this option and use the Perceptual rendering intent. (For more infor-
mation, see “About rendering intents” on page 149.)

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Access the color management options for the printer driver from the second print dialog box, which automatically

appears after you click Print. In Windows, click the Preferences button to access the printer driver options. In
Mac OS, use the pop-up menu from the second print dialog box to access the printer driver options.

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Specify the color management settings to let your printer driver handle the color management during printing.

Every printer driver has different color management options. If it’s not clear how to turn on color management,
consult your printer documentation.

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Click Print.

Note: If you get a warning that your image is larger than the printable area of the paper, click Cancel, choose File > Print,
and select the Scale To Fit Media box. To make changes to your paper size and layout, click Page Setup, and attempt to
print the file again.

Let Photoshop determine printed colors

If you have a custom color profile for a specific printer, ink, and paper combination, letting Photoshop manage colors
may produce better results than letting the printer manage colors. See “Letting the application determine colors
when printing” on page 139.

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Choose File > Print.

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Choose Color Management from the pop-up menu.

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In the Options area, for Color Handling, choose Photoshop Manages Colors.

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For Printer Profile, select the profile for your output device.