Course Content

Configuring your environment
Configuring rich black parameters
Overprint preview options
Testing overprinting object control

Configuring your workspace
Generating a new workspace
Reverting to default
Configuring palettes
Tearing and docking palettes
Using the Printing and Proofing options

Managing Links and Fonts
Fixing missing fonts globally
Examing OpenType and CFF formats
Updating paragraph styles
Checking link resolutions
Embedding options
Link colour space and resolution issues

Accurate preview
Preview and fix transparency issues
Preview and fix separation issues
Preview and fix ink densities

Handling transparency
Use object layering and stacking
Identify transparency
Exploring the flattening process
Discuss between live and flattened objects
(cross reference PDF/X-4 and 5)

Colour Swatches and mapping
Build swatches in Pantone and CMYK
Understanding the alternate colour space
Remapping colours
Removing unused colours

Generating a PDF through Export
Adobe PDF Library core technology
Exploring the presets and modifying
Differences between Distiller and Export
Brief explanation of the PDF Specification

Configuring and sharing PDF Presets
Create and use intent driven print presets
Saving and loading shared presets

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

Preflight deep-dive
Examine preflight checks
Output of fonts include CJK
Differences between in-document content and PDF Export considerations
Other preflight alternatives

Packaging files for Hand-off
Packaging for print provider output
Reading the preflight report
What items are checked by InDesign
Font licensing and embedding
Pros and Cons of Packagiing

ISO PDF/X Standards
PDF/X-1a and PDF/X-3 standards
New PDF/X-4, 4p and 4g
Benefits of ISO standards and the future
Adobe PDF Print Engine