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Graphics / Managing graphics links

About links and embedded graphics

When you place a graphic, you will see a screen-resolution version of the file in thelayout, so that you can view and position it, but the actual graphic file may be eitherlinked or embedded.

Linked artwork is connected to, but remains independent of, the document,resulting in a smaller document. You can modify linked artwork usingtransformation tools and effects; however, you cannot select and edit individualcomponents in the artwork. You can use the linked graphic many times withoutsignificantly increasing the size of the document; you can also update all links atonce. When you export or print, the original graphic is retrieved, creating the finaloutput from the full resolution of the originals.

Embedded artwork is copied into the document at full resolution, resulting in alarger document. You can control versions and update the file whenever you like;as long as the artwork is embedded, your document is self-sufficient.

To determine if artwork is linked or embedded, or change its status from one to theother, use the Links panel.

If the bitmap image you place is 48K or smaller, InDesign automatically embeds thefull‑resolution image instead of the screen-resolution version in your layout. InDesigndisplays these images in the Links panel, so that you can control versions and updatethe file whenever you like; however, the link is not necessary for optimal output.

Note: If you move a document to another folder or disk (for example, if you take it toa service provider), be sure you also move the linked graphics files; they are not storedinside the document. You can copy all related files automatically, using the Preflight andPackage features.

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Graphics / Managing graphics links

Links panel overview

All files placed in a document are listed in the Links panel. This includes both local (ondisk) files and assets that are managed on a server. However, files that are pastedfrom a website in Internet Explorer do not display in this panel.

Note: If you’re working with files from an Adobe Version Cue project, the Links paneldisplays additional file information.

Links panelA. Linked graphic file name B. Page containing linked graphic C. Embedded-linkicon D. Modified-link icon E. Image from linked .indd file F. Missing-link icon G.Layer Visibility Override icon H. Adobe Stock Photos Comp icon I. Relink button J.Go To Link button K. Update Link button L. Edit Original button

A linked file can appear in the Links panel in any of the following ways:

Up-to-date An up-to-date file displays only the file’s name and its page in thedocument.

Modified This icon means that the version of the file on disk is more recent than theversion in your document. For example, this icon will appear if you import a Photoshopgraphic into InDesign, and then another artist edits and saves the original graphic inPhotoshop.

Missing The graphic is no longer in the location from which it was imported, although itmay still exist somewhere. This can happen if someone moves the original file to adifferent folder or server after it’s been imported into an InDesign document. You can’tknow whether a missing file is up to date until its original is located. If you print orexport a document when this icon is displayed, the file may not print or export at fullresolution.

Embedded Embedding the contents of a linked file suspends management operationsfor that link. If the selected link is currently in an “edit in place” operation, this optionis not enabled. Unembedding the file restores management operations to the link.

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Printing / Handing off files

Perform a preflight check

Before printing or handing off the document to a service provider, you can perform aquality check on the document. Preflight is the industry-standard term for thisprocess. The preflight utility warns of problems that may prevent a document or bookfrom imaging as desired, such as missing files or fonts. It also provides helpfulinformation about a document or book, such as the inks it uses, the first page a fontappears on, and print settings.

Note: During preflight, InDesign cannot check the ICC profiles, color spaces, or imagesfor placed PDF pages or placed InDesign files.

For a video on preparing files for output, see www.adobe.com/go/vid0089. To view aprinting guide for prepress providers (PDF), seewww.adobe.com/go/learn_id_prepress_wp.

1. Do one of the following:

For a document, choose File > Preflight.

For a book, in the Book panel menu choose Preflight Book or PreflightSelected Documents, depending on whether you want to check the entirebook or only specific documents.The preflight utility checks content on hidden and nonprinting layers aswell. The utility ignores pasteboard items; however, fonts applied to texton the pasteboard are included in the summary.

2. Using the Summary area in the Preflight dialog box as a guide, check fonts,

links, graphics, and other information. An alert icon indicates problem areas.The Summary area also displays the page number of any transparent object ina document, or the number of documents with transparent objects in a book.

3. To show information for all layers, including those for which Show Layer andPrint Layer have been turned off, select Show Data For Hidden And Non-Printing Document Layers on the Summary area.

4. To list only missing or incomplete fonts, missing or modified links, and RGBgraphics, select Show Problems Only on either the Fonts area or the Links AndImages area.

5. Click Report at any time to save the current information in each of the preflightsections to a text file, which you can open in a text editor.

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Printing / Handing off files

Package files

You can gather the files you’ve used, including fonts and linked graphics, for easyhandoff to a service provider. When you package a file, you create a folder thatcontains the InDesign document (or documents in a book file), any necessary fonts,linked graphics, text files, and a customized report. This report, which is saved as atext file, includes the information in the Printing Instructions dialog box; a list of allused fonts, links, and inks required to print the document; and print settings.

You don’t need to perform a final preflight check before packaging. InDesign performsan up-to-date preflight check. If problem areas are detected, a dialog box appears.

You can also give your service provider a composite PDF file made from your documentor a PostScript file.

1. Do one of the following to open the Package dialog box:

Choose File > Package.

In the Preflight dialog box, click Package.

In the Book panel menu, choose Package Book or Package SelectedDocuments, depending on whether all, some, or none of the documentsare selected in the Book panel.

2. If a dialog box appears alerting you to possible problems, do one of thefollowing:

Click View Info to open the Preflight dialog box where you can correctproblems or get further information. When you’re satisfied with thedocument, begin the packaging process again.

Click Continue to begin packaging.

3. Fill in the printing instructions. The filename you type is the name of the reportthat accompanies all other packaging files.

4. Click Continue, and then specify a location in which to save all packaging files.

5. Select the following, as needed:

Copy Fonts (Except CJK) Copies all necessary font files, not the entiretypeface. Selecting this option does not copy CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean)fonts.

Copy Linked Graphics Copies linked graphics files to package folder location.

Update Graphic Links In Package Changes graphic links to the packagefolder location.

Include Fonts And Links From Hidden And Non-Printing Layers Packagesthe objects located on hidden layers and layers for which the Print Layer optionis turned off.

View Report Opens the printing instructions report in a text editor immediatelyafter packaging. To edit the printing instructions before completing thepackaging process, click the Instructions button.

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Transparency effects / Adding transparency effects

Effects panel overview

Use the Effects panel (Window > Effects) to specify the opacity and blending mode ofobjects and groups, isolate blending to a particular group, knock out objects inside agroup, or apply a transparency effect.

Add and edit transparency effects in the Effects panelA. Blending mode B. Levels C. FX icon D. Clear effects E. FX button

Blending Mode Specifies how colors in transparent objects interact with the objectsbehind them. (See Specify how colors blend.)

Opacity Determines the opacity of an object, stroke, fill, or text. (See Set the opacityof an object.)

Level Tells you the Object, Stroke, Fill, and Text opacity settings of the object, as wellas whether transparency effects have been applied. Click the triangle to the left of theword Object (or Group or Graphic) to hide or display these level settings. The FXicon appears on a level after you apply transparency settings there, and you candouble-click the FX icon to edit the settings.

Isolate Blending Applies a blending mode to a selected group of objects. (See Isolateblending modes.)

Knockout Group Makes the opacity and blending attributes of every object in a groupknock out, or block out, underlying objects in the group. (See Knock out objects withina group.)

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Clear All button Clears effects—stroke, fill, or text— from an object, sets the blendmode to Normal, and changes the Opacity setting to 100% throughout the object.

FX button Displays a list of transparency effects. (See Apply transparency effects.)

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Transparency effects

InDesign offers nine transparency effects. Many of the settings and options for creatingthese effects are similar.

EffectsA. Drop Shadow B. Inner Shadow C. Outer Glow D. Inner Glow E. Bevel andEmboss F. Satin G. Basic Feather H. Directional Feather I. Gradient Feather

Drop Shadow Adds a shadow that falls behind the object, stroke, fill, or text.

Inner Shadow Adds a shadow that falls just inside the edges of the object, stroke, fill,or text, giving it a recessed appearance.

Outer Glow and Inner Glow Add glows that emanate from the outside or insideedges of the object, stroke, fill, or text.

Bevel and Emboss Adds various combinations of highlights and shadows to give textand images a three-dimensional appearance.

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Satin Adds interior shading that makes a satiny finish.

Basic Feather, Directional Feather, and Gradient Feather Soften the edges of anobject by fading them to transparent.

Note: In addition to the descriptions covered here, see Common transparency settingsand options.

Drop Shadow

Inner Shadow

Outer Glow

Inner Glow

Bevel and Emboss

Satin

Basic Feather

Directional Feather

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Color separations / Preparing to print separations

Creating separations

To reproduce color and continuous-tone images, printers usually separate artwork intofour plates—one plate for each of the cyan (C), yellow (Y), magenta (M), and black (K)portions of the image. When inked with the appropriate color and printed in registerwith one another, these colors combine to reproduce the original artwork. The processof dividing the image into two or more colors is called color separating, and the filmsfrom which the plates are created are called the separations.

Composite (left) and separations (right)

Separation workflows

Adobe InDesign CS3 supports two common PostScript workflows; the main difference iswhere separations are created—at the host computer (the system using InDesign andthe printer driver), or at the output device’s RIP (raster image processor). Anotheralternative is a PDF workflow.

Host-based separations In the traditional host-based, preseparated workflow,InDesign creates PostScript information for each of the separations required for thedocument, and sends that information to the output device.

In‑RIP separations In the newer RIP-based workflow, a new generation of PostScriptRIPs performs color separations, trapping, and even color management at the RIP,leaving the host computer free to perform other tasks. This approach takes less timefor InDesign to generate the file, and minimizes the amount of data transmitted forany given print job. For example, instead of sending PostScript information for four ormore pages to print host-based color separations, InDesign sends the PostScriptinformation for a single composite PostScript file for processing in the RIP.

For a video on preparing files for output, see www.adobe.com/go/vid0089. To view aprinting guide for prepress providers (PDF), seewww.adobe.com/go/learn_id_prepress_wp.

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Color separations / Preparing to print separations

Printing a composite

You can print a color or grayscale composite proof to check colors in your document. Acomposite image can help you design and proof your layout before you print final (andcostly) separations.

When InDesign prints a composite, it prints all of the colors used in the file on oneplate, regardless of whether any individual colors are selected.

Consider the following issues when printing composites:

While no proof will give you an exact representation of your final output, you cangreatly improve its accuracy by calibrating all the devices you use to create adocument (such as scanners, monitors, and printers). If the devices are calibrated,the color management system can help you get predictable and consistent color.

Any overprinting options that you’ve selected in the document will print correctlyon a printer that supports overprinting. Since most desktop printers don’t supportoverprinting, you can simulate the effects of overprinting by selecting SimulateOverprint in the Output section of the Print dialog box.

Important: Selecting Simulate Overprint will convert spot colors to process colorsfor printing. If you intend to use a file for separations on a RIP, or for finaloutput, do not select this option.

When you print to a black-and-white printer, InDesign produces a grayscalecomposite version of the pages. If the document contains color, InDesign printsvisually correct grays to simulate that color. For example, the gray that simulatesa 20% tint of yellow is lighter than a 20% tint of black, since yellow is visuallylighter than black.

When you print a book with chapters containing conflicting spot inks or trapstyles, you can instruct InDesign to synchronize settings with the masterdocument.

If you’re using color management with the Book feature, make sure that eachdocument in the book uses the same color management settings in the ColorSettings dialog box.

Note: Remember that, like monitors, color printers vary greatly in color reproductionquality; thus, proofs from your service provider are the best way to verify how thefinished piece will look.

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Introduction to Film • Silent Cinema of the World • Film and British Identities • Stars and Performance • City and Film • Australian Film • Sexuality and Performance • Gender in Hollywood Film • Digital Video Production • Dissertation.

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