Adobe InDesign CS2 / CS3 - PostScript Setting
Although InDesign is capable of exporting PDF files in one step, but for the most successful result, we recommend to create the Postscript files from InDesign before using Acrobat Distiller to generate PDF files. These
steps will allow a chance to view a flattened result.
Beginning Steps (Screen 1):
Create a New Print Preset within InDesign CS
*From within InDesign, Select File > Print Presets > Define..
Beginning Steps (Screen 2):
*Click on the New button in the Print Presets dialog.
General Settings:
*Name the Print Preset appropriately to identify it as producing Postscript.
*Select Postscript file in the Printer pop-up list.
*Select Adobe PDF in the PPD pop-up list.
*Select “General” from the list of options on the left and make the following
settings:
- General setting -- Copies: 1
- Pages setting -- Sequence: All Pages (unless generating single pages
for corrections/replacements)
- Spread: disabled
- Print Master Pages: disabled
- Options setting -- Print Layers: Visible & Printable Layers
- Print Non-printing Objects: disabled
- Print Blank Pages: enabled
Setup Settings:
*Select “Setup” from the list of options on the left and make the following Settings:
- Setup setting -- Paper Size: Custom (This permits InDesign to base the width and height on
the defined document trim size plus bleed and marks).
- Orientation: Portrait
- Offset: 0
- Gap: 0
- Options setting -- Scale shoud be 100% in width and height
- Constrain Proportions enabled
- Option to Scale output to Fit another trim size should only be used after testing and confirmation by OGP
- Page Position: Centered
Marks and Bleed Settings:
*Select Marks and Bleed from the list of option on the left and make the following settings:
- Marks setting -- All Printer’s Marks: Enable only Crop Marks, Registration Marks and Page
Information
- Type: Default
- Weight: 0.25pt
- Offset: 0.4167 in
- Bleed and Slug setting -- Use Document Bleed Settings: disabled
- Bleed on all sides: 0.125 in
- Include Slug Area: disable
Output Settings:
*Select Output from the list of options on the left and
make the following settings:
- Output setting -- Color: Composite Leave Color Unchanged (suitable for process color work
and for spot color work)
- Trapping: disabled
- Flip: None
- Screening: disabled
- Inks setting -- Review list to verify no unintended color are included (simply disabling
output of undesired colors could result in elements missing from final file)
- Frequency and Angle: disabled
Graphics Settings:
*Select Graphics from the list of options on the left and make the following
settings:
- Images settings -- Send Data: All
- Fonts settings -- Download: Subset
- Postscript: Level 3
- Data Format: Binary
Advanced Settings:
Color Management Settings:
*Select Advanced from the list of options on the left and make the following
*Select Color Management from the list of options on the left and make the
settings:
following settings:
- OPI setting -- disable all settings
- Color Management setting -- Transparency Flattener settings -- Document: Selected (not that it will disply any ICC color profiles that may
- Preset: High Resolution
already have been selected for the document).
- Ignore Spread Overrides: disable
- Option setting -- Color Handing: No Color Management (select otherwise may alter color values based on specific output profiles selected, and thus may not render exactly
the color values already proofed).
Summary Settings:
*Select Summary from the list at the left will present a text recap of the settings
selected in other panels
Create a Postscript File using Predefined Print Preset:
*In the Print dialog box within InDesign, select Print Preset Defined during the
previous steps.
*Instead of a “Print” button, you will now have a “Save” button. Save the Postscript file to the desired location using a naming convention that will uniquely
identify the title of the publication and the pages included in the file.
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