I can't think of a scenario where you would want your blacks to change upon export to a print PDF. Is your transparency blend space set to CMYK? There are times when you should not use 100% black type; Small black type that is on top of an image or object should be set to overprint, whenever there is a possibility for misregistration. Some rips will automatically make this change as part of the trap settings, even if the file is not set up this way. Large black type set to overprint might show a hard line where it covers the edge of an object, the fix is to set the large black type to not overprint (aka knock out), or change it to a rich or 4C black. I have noticed some designers prefer to set their black type to 90% black, I suppose it's just a design decision, has anybody else ever noticed this? or know what the advantage might be? ... View more

Also just guesses- Did you rasterize the object? that would prevent the swatches from working. Is the stroke larger than the fill? that would hide any changes to the fill. Which version are you working in? is it fully updated? ... View more

Are the vanishing elements white? If so, they are probably set to overprint and Reader is correctly honoring the over printing white. Preview does not. The display of overprinting elements in Acrobat and Reader can be controlled in the preferences. ... View more

A high res image should work fine, the only drawback being a large file size. If your intended output is PDF, this might be an issue. If your intended output is web, this might not be an issue. If you are planning to print the map, an image background is probably better, as a very large complex vector can choke a rip. I'm not sure how David Bergman got his huge image to display so quickly on the web, but you might be able to do something similar with your map. David Bergman Photography ... View more

The reason I don't recommend converting the background to an image is because it will probably increase the file size. Also, you would need to keep it at a very high res to match the printing quality you have from the existing vector background. This should fix the stitching for the web PDF, however, when you down sample the web pdf, the background might get too low res. Another option might be to use the clipping mask from the watches to remove the parts of the vector art that are behind the watches. I think that's possible, just don't ask me for step-by-step instructions. ... View more

This is just a guess, but what happens if you change the extension to .ai or .pdf and try to open it in Illustrator or Acrobat? ... View more

That's probably a Freehand file. Try placing it into a new Illustrator file. ... View more

You can usually make the stitching lines vanish in Acrobat or Reader by changing your preferences to Page Display> Smooth line art (off). If you zoom in on the lines, and they don't get any bigger, that confirms they are stitching lines. They won't show up in your printed piece. Your printhouse requirement for a printed PDF (probably to force flattening) might be out of date, I would ask them. A PDF saved from Illustrator with layers and transparency intact would probably eliminate the stitching lines. To make a smaller size PDF, save as an optimized PDF from Acrobat. If you converted the background art to a raster image, that would also eliminate the stitching lines, but I don't recommend doing that. ... View more

I don't have a specific answer to your problem, but if you can tell us what you are trying to achieve by printing to a new PDF, perhaps we can suggest an alternative. ... View more

There are several ways to add metadata to your file, which in turn can be picked up by a text variable, as Vinny suggests. One way is to go to File> File info> Document title. Add the variable text to a master page and it will appear on all pages using that master. ... View more

If you have a document set up as facing pages and you want the bleed from one page to cross over onto the adjacent page when exported to a single a page PDF, there are a few ways to do this, including allowing the page to shuffle to convert a spread page to two singles, then extending the bleed. If you have elements that are not getting packaged, your image might be outside the document bleed. For example, your document bleed is set to 0, and you have a image for bleed placed outside the page, it won't get packaged and the packaged InDesign file will show a missing link. The fix is to properly set your document bleed to 5mm, save and package. ... View more

Are white lines there when you print to postscript and open in Acrobat? They are for me in CC 2017. Is the mark offset less than the bleed? Is there some setting in the Fiery that is causing whites to overprint? ... View more

It looks like some of the blue lines are getting bigger. You could select and fix these strokes in Illustrator as Monica suggests, or there may be another way. I'm guessing the lines from Powerpoint have some property similar to Acrobat's enhance thin lines feature, where thin lines are adjusted for thickness on screen, to allow for viewing at different magnifications. Some rips will also thicken thin lines, to insure they get imaged on the printing plates. One work-around is to convert the lines to outlines, so Illustrator won't try to enlarge them. You can do this by selecting the lines (or select all) and going to Object> Flatten Transparency> For Complex Art. The setting for Convert all strokes to outlines should be checked on. You might need to add a transparent element somewhere the page for flattening to take place, (you can add a small white box at 1% opacity to add transparency to the page). You can also do the same thing in Acrobat. Did you place the PDF into Illustrator (File> Place), or did you copy and paste? You can also try to change your Illustrator preferences> General> Scale Strokes & Effects, and see if that makes a difference. Also, PDFs saved from Powerpoint often have improperly embedded fonts. I use PitStop in Acrobat to fix this, but there are other ways, including converting type to outlines in Acrobat, but this should be a last resort. ... View more

Select the image and go to Window> Output> Attributes to see if Nonprinting is checked on. Nonprinting can be applied to a shape, so even if the image is deleted and replaced into the same shape, it will remain nonprinting. You can choose to override the nonprinting setting when exporting to PDF- General> Include nonprinting objects. You also can set a layer to nonprinting. If you are still having problems, try to open and re-save your image, then replace. If your images are .eps files, save them as .psd or .pdfs ... View more

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File> Export> Layout as PDF> Options> compression & resolution will effect final PDF size and quality. A good way to reduce PDF file size is to save as an optimized PDF from Acrobat. ... View more

You will want to include bleed in the letters and shadow, to allow for slight movement in the diecutting. The outline for the die should be in a spot color, named "Dieline" on a separate layer, so it can be turned off for printing, make it .5pt wide. You will also want to talk to your printer, sometimes the inside of letters are left intact. ... View more

Outlining type is rarely necessary, just save your file as a PDF, using the Illustrator default settings. If you still want to outline your fonts, a good practice is to copy the live type to a new layer, then lock it and hide it, then save as a PDF. In some rare cases, it can be useful to open the file with the outlined type in Acrobat and use the OCR tool to convert the outlined type into text. It's not perfect, but if you have a hundred pages of type you accidentally converted to outlines, it could be helpful. ... View more

You're welcome. I would check with your client to be sure he/she really wants to print in 7 colors, designers often use spot color swatches by mistake. ... View more

Generally, trapping is done by your printer if and when it's necessary, the width and type of trapping would be determined by the printing method. Trapping is done in the rip automatically and is more accurate than can be done by hand. If you are supplying your printer with pre-trapped files, this could cause unexpected results. That said, if you want to trap in Illustrator by hand, you can create a thin stroke on the vector art over the image and set it to overprint. In order to trap one image to another, you can copy the top image, then set the transparency of the image to multiply, paste the image in place, create a clipping mask, then shrink the clipping mask a small amount. The difference between the multiplied image and the normal image is your trap area. ... View more

I believe the original InDesign CS6 file used OPI proxy image replacement. If you export your InDesign file to postscript (EPS) and choose Advanced, Send Data> Proxy, the correct image(s) will appear in the PDF (when the resulting .eps is opened in Acrobat/Distiller). Unfortunately, I suspect the hi-res versions of the images probably did not get packaged by the previous printer, if OPI was used. ... View more

I assume you tried Options> Current View? Merry Christmas to you as well. ... View more

I don't see your screen shot. Use the little picture icon to attach an image. Are you using the current version of Reader? I don't have any other suggestions at the moment. ... View more

Try +1, the + sign tells Reader to print the first page in the document, regardless of the page name. ... View more

I think Reader is looking for page 18, but there is only one page in your PDF. Try using a + sign in front of the page number, e.g +1 ... View more

While InDesign would be the better choice for future projects, using it for your current project is not absolutely necessary. Save all of your Illustrator files as PDFs (Illustrator default settings) then combine them in Acrobat. To reduce the file size, save-as an optimized PDF from Acrobat, where you have good control over compression and downsampling settings and the size reduction is very good, particularly when you discard unnecessary information. If you make changes to one page, you can use Acrobat to replace the page in your existing combined PDF. ... View more

Here is one, not too long winded way: Acrobat Pro Preflight Fixup: How to map lot of colors? You can also do it with PitStop, if you have it. Or you can place the PDF into InDesign and do it with the Ink Manager, in the Swatches panel- Create a new spot color that will convert to the desired color, then map the original spot color(s) to the new spot color. ... View more

If you haven't already tried this, you can go to System Preferences (under the apple icon)> Displays> Arrangement, try different resolution settings, try dragging the screens around, try dragging the little white rectangle around (the menu bar). ... View more