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If the two plates do not line up exactly during printing, the circle will slightly offset
from the knock-out (known as "out of register") and a small white gap can appear.
This example is exaggerated to illustrate the out of register
printing, but even thin lines can be noticeable with dark colors.
Overprinting compensates for this problem. MAGIX Page & Layout Designer 2013
has two types of overprinting: object level and ink level.
Object level overprinting
You can separately specify overprint for the line and fill colors of an object.
To overprint the line on an object, select the object then:
• Right click and choose "
IMAGESETTING" > "OVERPRINT LINE"
• Or choose
"UTILITIES -> IMAGESETTING -> OVERPRINT LINE".
• Or right click the object, then choose "
IMAGESETTING -> OVERPRINT LINE".
To overprint the fill on an object, select the object then:
• Right click and choose "
IMAGESETTING" > "OVERPRINT FILL"
• Or choose "
UTILITIES -> IMAGESETTING -> OVERPRINT FILL".
• Or right click the object, then choose "
IMAGESETTING -> OVERPRINT FILL".
To turn off overprint on an object, just select the relevant option again. You can
overprint both the line and a fill on an object if required. The object’s fill and/or line
will then not knock-out the colors any colors below it. Overprinting the fill is most
commonly used to overprint dark colored text.
Overprinting the line is the normal way of avoiding out of register printing. The print
company can tell you the tolerance to allow (usually 0.5pt to lpt). The line color
depends on the background and object colors. Unless you want a specific line color,
set the line to the lighter color.
Ink-level overprinting
MAGIX Page & Layout Designer 2013 has two ink-level overprint options:
• Overprint everything, including tints, in the specified ink color. Set in the
SEPARATIONS dialog box (see above). This option is rarely useful, but works in the
reverse of object-level overprinting. For example if you select Cyan to be
overprinted, it will cause cyan to not be knocked-out.
• Always overprint black (everything over 95% Key). Set in the
IMAGESETTING
dialog box. Black is a relatively opaque ink and overprinting reduces registration
problems. This option is particularly useful if you have a lot of black text. If your