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To display a soft proof:
1. In the Output Preview dialog box, choose a prole from the Simu-
lation Prole pop-up menu. In a PDF/X le, the simulation prole
will be dictated by the output prole chosen when the PDF was
created.
2. Select the Simulate Ink Black option to preview in the monitor
space the actual dynamic range dened by the proof prole. (is
option is not available for all proles.)
3. Select the Simulate Paper Color option to preview the specic
shade of white for the print medium described by the proof prole.
Simulate Ink Black is automatically selected. (is option is not
available for all proles.)
Previewing Separations
You can choose to view a single separation or multiple separations in
any combination, much like progressive proofs. To preview color
separations:
1. Display the page you want to preview.
2. Click Tools to display the Task pane, click the Show/Hide Pan-
els icon ( ) and display the Print Production tools. Click Output
Preview to display the Output Preview controls. When you choose
Output Preview, Acrobat automatically activates Overprint Preview
if your preferences are not set to automatically activate it. e ap-
pearance of any overprinting objects changes, but such changes
may be hard to see in very small objects. (You can check for over-
printing objects more precisely later by using the Color Warnings
feature in Output Preview.)
3. In the Output Preview dialog box, choose Separations from the
Preview menu.
4. Use the check boxes to the le of the ink list to select the color
separations you want to view or hide. When you deselect the box
next to an ink, any content using that ink disappears in the docu-
ment window. is makes it easy to pinpoint areas that are using
the wrong spot color ink.
5. Set the Sample Size to Point Sample, 3 by 3 Average, or 5 by 5
Average.
Note: At this point, if you discover any extraneous spot colors or nd spot color content
that should print as four-color process, use the Ink Manager function (see “Using the
Ink Manager” later in this chapter) to x the problem without having to return to the
originating application.
Viewing Separations
Use the check boxes to the le of ink names to selectively view separations. is can help you
quickly determine if there are extraneous inks, or if objects may print in the wrong color.
6. Check ink percentage values by hovering the mouse pointer over
an area in the document window. e ink percentages appear next
to each ink, and your pointer acts as a rolling densitometer. Acrobat
X now also displays a Total Area Coverage amount at the boom of
the list; this is especially helpful when spot and process colors are
combined.
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