Creating Files for Preps From Adobe InDesign CS3 for Windows

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Creating Files for Preps Before you use Kodak® Preps® digital imposition software to process a file created in Adobe® InDesign® Creative Suite 3 (CS3) software, you must export it from InDesign as either a device-independent PostScript® file or a Portable Document Format (PDF) file.

This document gives you the recommended settings for creating the most compatible files for use with Preps. Other prepress software might require different settings.

This guide is organized into the following sections:

• Generating PostScript Files, next section

• Generating PDF Files on page 9

Generating PostScript Files Device-independent files are composite PostScript files that comply with the Adobe Document Structuring Convention (DSC), which means they do not contain any output device-specific information and are page independent (all information required for each page is contained within that page)

To ensure consistent printing to PostScript files, we recommend that you create a preset printer style. A printer style allows you to repeatedly use a range of selected printer options without needing to reconfigure options each time that you create a PostScript file.

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To start a new Print Preset printer style: Note: Any settings not mentioned in this section are optional.

1. From the File menu, select Print Presets > Define.

2. Click New.

3. In the General options that appear, type a Name for the printer style (for example, Device Independent).

4. Set the following options:

Printer list: Select PostScript® File.

PPD list: Select Device Independent. Pages area: Set page sequence and options as required.

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To set up the Marks and Bleed options: 1. In the main options list at the left, select Marks and Bleed.

Note: Setup and Output contain no options when you are creating a device-independent PostScript file.

2. In the Marks area, clear all check boxes.

3. In the Bleed and Slug area, select the Use Document Bleed Settings check box, or clear this check box and type the bleed amount in the boxes. The default setting is 0. We recommend 0.125 inches (9 points).

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To set up the Graphics options: 1. In the main options list, select Graphics.

2. In the PostScript® list, select Level 2 or Level 3, depending on the capabilities of your RIP.

3. In the Data Format list, select Binary.

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To set up the Color Management options: 1. In the main options list, select Color Management.

2. In the Print Space area’s Profile list, select Document CMYK.

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To set up the Advanced options: 1. In the main options list, select Advanced.

2. In the OPI area, select the OPI Image Replacement check box, if

required.

This option allows InDesign to perform image replacement for low-resolution placed EPS files. When creating files for use in Preps, we recommend that you clear this check box.

3. If you want Preps XL, Preps Pro, or an OPI server to replace low-resolution images, select the Omit For OPI: EPS, and Bitmap Images check boxes, and clear the PDF check box.

4. In the Transparency Flattener area’s Preset box, select (High Resolution). Note: When flattening transparent objects, spot colors may convert to CMYK.

5. Clear the Ignore Spread Overrides check box.

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To finish creating the Print Presets printer style:

Click OK. The printer style is saved.

To generate a PostScript file for Preps:

With the document open in InDesign, from the File menu, select Print Presets > Device Independent (style name).

You have created a prepress PostScript file from an InDesign CS3 document, and you can now add the file to a Preps job.

Generating PDF Files You can export PDF files as version 1.3 files or later from InDesign CS3. If you use PDF 1.4 or later files, the Preps Preferences > PDF tab’s Adobe® Acrobat® setting must be set to Acrobat 5 or later.

Note also:

• When you save a PDF file from Adobe InDesign CS3, the page size is determined by the settings in the InDesign File menu’s Document Setup options.

• You can use Adobe Acrobat to crop PDF files. If the document contains bleeds, select a larger page size in Document Setup, and then use offsets in Preps to correctly position the pages.

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To save as PDF: Note: Any settings not mentioned in this section are optional.

1. From the File menu, select Export. 2. In the Save as type list, select Type Adobe PDF, locate a suitable

storage folder, and click Save.

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3. In the Adobe PDF Preset list, select High Quality.

4. Select the General view.

5. In the Compatibility list, select Acrobat 7, 6, 5, or 4.

6. In the Options area, the following settings are required:

Clear the Optimize for Fast Web View check box.

If the document contains transparency (Acrobat 6 or later), then select the Create Acrobat Layers check box.

7. In the main options list, select Marks and Bleed view.

8. In the Marks and Bleed pane, select Marks as required.

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9. In the Bleed and Slug area, select Use Document Bleed

Settings.

10. Click Export.

You have created a prepress PDF file from an InDesign CS3 document, and you can now add the file to a Preps job.

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