Adobe Illustrator CC 2015 - Manual (Page 484)

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Printing
Last updated 6/5/2015
3 Do one of the following:
• Enter values for Top, Left, Bottom, and Right to specify the placement of the bleed marks. Click the link icon to
make all the values the same.
• Select Use Document Bleed to use the bleed settings defined in the New Document dialog box.
The maximum bleed you can set is 72 points; the minimum bleed is 0 points.
PostScript printing
PostScript printers use a PPD file (PostScript Printer Description file) to customize the behavior of the driver for your
specific PostScript printer. A PPD file contains information about the output device, including printer-resident fonts,
available media sizes and orientation, optimized screen frequencies, screen angles, resolution, and color output
capabilities. It’s important to set up the correct PPD before you print. Selecting the PPD that corresponds to your
PostScript printer or imagesetter populates the Print dialog box with the available settings for the output device.
About PPD files
A PPD file (PostScript Printer Description file) customizes the behavior of the driver for your specific PostScript
printer. It contains information about the output device, including printer-resident fonts, available media sizes and
orientation, optimized screen frequencies, screen angles, resolution, and color output capabilities. It’s important to set
up the correct PPD before you print. Selecting the PPD that corresponds to your PostScript printer or imagesetter
populates the Print dialog box with the available settings for the output device. You can switch to a different one to suit
your needs. Applications use the information in the PPD file to determine which PostScript information to send to the
printer when printing a document.
For best printing results, Adobe recommends that you obtain the latest version of the PPD file for your output device
from the manufacturer. Many print service providers and commercial printers have PPDs for the imagesetters they use.
Be sure to store PPDs in the location specified by the operating system. For details, consult the documentation for your
operating system.
Change the PPD file
When you print to a PostScript printer, PostScript file, or PDF, Illustrator automatically uses the default PPD
(PostScript Printer Description) for that device. You can switch to a different one to suit your needs.
1 Choose File > Print.
2 From the PPD menu, select one of the following:
• A PPD that corresponds to the current output device.
• Other. Lets you select a custom PPD, such as one provided by your service bureau for use with the specified
printer. The PPD’s filename corresponds to the printer’s or imagesetter’s name and model, and may display a .ppd
file extension (depending on how your system is set up.) Navigate to the PPD you want, select it, and click Open.
note: Certain PPD features commonly found in imagesetter PPDs aren’t accessible from the Illustrator Print dialog
box. To set those printer-specific features, click Setup (Windows) or Printer (Mac OS) in the Print dialog box.