Print presets, Create print presets, Apply print presets – Adobe InDesign CS3 User Manual
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Printer resolution determines the number of dots available to create the halftone dot. A printer with smaller dots can
produce a wider variety of halftone dot sizes, allowing more shades of gray. Screen frequency also plays a role: As
screen frequency increases, the halftone cell gets smaller, and so can hold fewer printer dots, resulting in fewer
possible shades of gray. As a result, there is a trade-off between the number of possible gray levels and image
coarseness.
Simulating continuous tone with printer dots
A. Continuous tone simulated by line screen B. Line screen consisting of halftone dots in rows C. Halftone dots consisting of printer dots
Print presets
Create print presets
If you regularly output to different printers or job types, you can automate print jobs by saving all output settings as
print presets. Using print presets is a fast, reliable way to print jobs that require consistently accurate settings for
many options in the Print dialog box.
You can save and load print presets, making it easy to back them up or to make them available to your service
providers, clients, or others in your workgroup.
You can create and review print presets in the Print Presets dialog box.
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Do one of the following:
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Choose File > Print, adjust print settings, and click Save Preset. Type a name or use the default, and then click OK.
With this method, the preset is saved in the preferences file.
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Choose Edit > Print Presets (Illustrator) or File > Print Presets > Define (InDesign), and then click New. In the
dialog box that appears, type a new name or use the default, adjust print settings, and then click OK to return to
the Print Presets dialog box. Then click OK again.
Apply print presets
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Choose File > Print.
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Choose a print preset from the Print Preset menu. If you like, confirm the printer settings in the Print dialog box.
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Click Print.
Note: In InDesign, you can also print using a print preset by choosing one from the File > Print Presets menu.
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