User Guide

Printing 389
In the Print dialog box, you can select general options such as page range, number
of copies, and output destination (whether to output the document to a printer or
to a PostScript file). You can also select a PostScript Printer Description (PPD)
when outputting to a PostScript device, select Print Settings to control prepress
options, assign Color Management settings, and other options.
To set printing options:
1 Choose File > Print or click the Print button in the Main toolbar to display the
Print dialog box.
2 In the Print dialog box, choose a printer from the Printer menu. Your selection
is saved with the document or template.
3 Click Properties (Windows) or select General from the pop-up menu
(Macintosh) to display the printer properties.
4 Select the Print Range: Print the entire document, the current page, a specific
page range, or only selected objects. For Output Copies, enter the number of
copies to print.
5 Choose the output destination:
• In Windows, select Print to File to create a PostScript file, or deselect the
option to send the output file to the Printer.
• On the Macintosh, from the Destination menu choose File to create a
PostScript file or choose Printer to send the output file to the Printer.
6 On the Macintosh, choose FreeHand from the pop-up menu to display the
FreeHand print options.
7 For Print Setting, choose an option from the pop-up menu to assign predefined
prepress settings for color separations and other options. To customize prepress
settings, see “Setting PostScript prepress options” on page 394.
Note: The options in steps 7-9 are not available for non-PostScript printers in Windows.
8 Select Use PPD to display and select available PostScript Printer Description
(PPD) files. The name of the selected PPD appears to the right. For more
information, see “Choosing a PPD” on page 390.
9 When using a PostScript printer, for Output choose one of the
following options:
• Choose Composite to print all ink colors on a single page, to preview
how four-color process artwork will appear when printed.
• Choose Separations to print each spot and process color ink on separate
pages, for creating printouts of color separations.
Note: If you experience trouble printing fonts to a non-PostScript printer, select
Convert Text to Objects to print text as objects.