Operation Manual

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Printing

Last updated 11/30/2015

PostScript printing options

Choose from the following options in the Graphics area of the Print dialog box to specify how PostScript information

is sent to the printer.

PostScript Specifies a level of compatibility with the interpreters in PostScript output devices.

Data Format Specifies how InDesign sends the image data from your computer to a printer. ASCII is sent as ASCII text,

which is compatible with older networks and parallel printers and is usually the best choice for graphics used on

multiple platforms. Binary exports as binary code, which is more compact than ASCII but may not be compatible with

all systems.

Note: InDesign cannot always change the data format used by EPS or DCS graphics files. If you experience problems

sending data as Binary, try changing the data format of EPS or DCS graphics in the source application instead.

Options for omitting graphics

The OPI options in the Advanced area let you selectively omit different imported graphics types when sending image

data to a printer or file, leaving only the OPI links (comments) for later handling by an OPI server.

OPI Image Replacement Enables InDesign to replace low-resolution EPS proxies of graphics with high-resolution

graphics at output time. For OPI image replacement to work, the EPS file must contain OPI comments that link the

low-resolution proxy image to the high-resolution image. InDesign must have access to the graphics linked by the OPI

comments. If the high-resolution versions are not available, InDesign preserves the OPI links and includes the low-

resolution proxy in the export file. Deselect this option to have an OPI server replace OPI-linked graphics later in the

workflow.

Omit For OPI Lets you selectively omit different imported graphics types (EPS, PDF, and bitmap images) when sending

image data to a printer or file, leaving only the OPI links (comments) for later handling by an OPI server. The

comments contain the information needed to locate a high-resolution image on an OPI server. InDesign only includes

the comments; the service provider must have access to the original high-resolution image on a server at replacement

time. The Omit For OPI option doesn’t apply to embedded graphics.