Quick links to procedures on this page:
Previewing print jobs
You can preview your work to show how the position and size of the print job will appear on paper. For a detailed view, you can zoom in on an area. You can view how the individual color separations will appear when printed. You can also increase the speed of a print preview by hiding the graphics.
Before printing your work, you can view a summary of issues for a print job to find potential printing problems. For example, you can check the current print job for print errors, possible print problems, and suggestions for resolving issues.
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You can quickly preview a print job in the Print dialog box by clicking File
 Print and clicking the Mini preview button  . |
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You can also zoom in on a portion of the print preview by clicking the Zoom tool
 in the toolbox and marquee selecting an area. |
To preview color separations | |
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You can view individual color separations by clicking the tabs at the bottom of the application window.
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To hide or display graphics | |
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When the Show image menu command is disabled, the print job is represented by a bounding box that you can use to position and size the job.
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To view a summary of issues for a print job | |
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If you want to exclude certain issues from the preflight check, click Settings, double-click Printing, and disable any check boxes that correspond to issues you want overlooked.
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You can save settings by clicking the Add preflight settings button
 and typing a name in the Save preflight style box. |