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Book IX
Chapter 1
Prepping Graphics
for Print
Getting Four-Color Separations
Magenta
Yellow
Cyan
Black
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Figure 1-2: Color images are separated into four process colors.
2. Choose File➪Print, then select Color Management from the pop-up
menu in the top-right of the Print dialog box that appears.
3. In the Print area, select Document.
The setting should say U.S. Web Coated (SWOP) v2.
4. Select Separations from the Color Handling pop-up menu.
This option prints each channel from the image to a separate plate, or in
the case of laser separations, paper.
5. Select Output from the pop-up menu in the top-right of the dialog box,
then select additional options as you desire.
For general print options, see Book I, Chapter 3. For additional options,
see Table 1-3.
Note that if you’re printing to a non-PostScript printer, some of these
options may not be available. You see a preview of most of these options
when you apply them to your file.