Course Content

Configuring rich black parameters
Look at options for accurate on-screen display of black and rich black content to avoid unwanted content

Looking at your workspace
Generating a new workspace
Reverting to default
Configuring palettes
Tearing and docking palettes

Packaging files for Hand-off
Methods of compacting files for print delivery in native application format along with job ticket, fonts and links

Preflight content prior to delivery
Check all content in your layout prior to conversion to Adobe PDF or packaging. Avoid costly mistakes with up-front notification of expensive problems

Managing Missing Links and Fonts
Expert tips and tricks - and how to manage effectivelyLayers and how they can assist the output process working with Layers to ensure best-practice methods of creation and output control

Preview separations, transparency overprints
Acurately control your colours to ensure your document contains the correct colours and densities, transparency and overprints for print

Successfully overcome transparency issues
Use object layering and stacking order to overcome issues whilst flattening objects in preparation for print.
Why flattening is bad

Colour Swatches and mapping
Build swatches in Pantone and CMYK colour space and learn to troubleshoot colour re-mapping through the powerful ink manager
Resolving un-named colours

Configuring and sharing Presets
Create and use intent driven print presets for consistent output

Generating a PDF through Export
Understand the different options for generating PDF - from web to PDF/X with distributed Adobe PDF options through the CS3 suite

Print menu options
Understand print drivers, PPDs, colour-space, postscript levels, registration, trim and bleed andcolour conversion options. The benefits of simulation on output, OPI and flattening

Generating PDF
Team up with Adobe Acrobat 7 Professional (earlier versions can be utilised if required) to produce a PDF

PDF/X Standards
PDF/X-1a and PDF/X-3 standards
Adobe PDF Print Engine