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Dang it.

I am sitting here using Google like crazy, but I cannot find the "output preview window" in Acrobat pro.

Help?  Sorry I'm such a moron.


In AcrobatX:  Tools>Print Production>Output Preview

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Mike_Gondek10189183
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Mike_Gondek10189183Community Expert
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August 30, 2012

The PDF displays black in Acrobat and Preview on my screen. Here are my color management settings (sorry Acrobat 8 at work but should be similar)

This link should work (removed the space in SPREA D).

http://musicfortheliturgy.org/In_Design_Questions/PRIVATE_SAMPLE_SPREAD.pdf

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ceenchaAuthor
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August 30, 2012

Since I used a black box (shape) on my master page, in order to make the page black, is there not a way I can simply "color" that box as a darker black?  This stuff is confusing me ...

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ceenchaAuthor
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December 24, 2012

The Appearance of Black setting lets you override the CMYK profile effect on black that I'm showing in post 11. It has no effect on printing separations for press or exporting to CMYK.

Typically you would use the setting you are showing if you are designing for screen display or output to a composite color printer. In those cases you may not want the  offset press preview (accurate blacks), which previews the difference between black and black +CMY.

If you want to preview black as absolute black in Acrobat use the Photoshop 5 profile I'm showing in #12 as your Simulation profile


OK, first of all, your kind responses have been VERY helpful to me.

I cannot thank you enough.

Now, here's the deal — those black and white images were created in Illustrator using "live trace" — and you were right, the black ink used was some kind of "rich black" mix.

Those 40 pages will be printed BLACK AND WHITE by Sheridan.

So, I have no idea what will happen ... obviously, the "rich black" background will not print CMYK, since it will be printed B/W

I am not sure what will happen ..... hmmmm....

Peter Spier
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Peter SpierCommunity Expert
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August 30, 2012

You probably have your Appearnce of Black preference set to Display All Blacks as Rich Black.

Black that is made from only 100% black ink isn't as dark as a "rich black" that also has C, M and Y inks included in the build. If you set the prefs to display blacks accurately you'll see the difference on screen in ID as well. Is you book going to be printed in color? If so, you can make that background a rich black -- ask the printer for a recommendation on the mix -- but leave your type and any linework at 100% K only.

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