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Output a CMYK composite of your publication
 

You can output a CMYK (CMYK: A color model for commercial printing that produces a wide range of colors by mixing varying percentages of cyan, magenta, yellow, and black inks.) composite from your publication. This type of output may be required to print to a CMYK proofing device or to save a PostScript (PostScript: A page description language used by printers and imagesetters.) file that will be used in a third-party trapping or page-imposition program.

ShowPrint CMYK composite to a color printer or proofing device

  1. On the File menu, click Print.
  2. In the Name list, select the color printer or proofing device you want to use.
  3. Click Advanced Print Settings, and then click the Separations tab.
  4. In the Output list, click Composite CMYK.
  5. On the Page Settings tab, choose the options you want.
  6. On the Graphics and Fonts tab, choose the options you want, and then click OK.
  7. Click OK again.

ShowSave a composite CMYK PostScript file

  1. On the File menu, click Save As.
  2. In the File name box, type a name for the file. You don't need to type a file extension. Publisher automatically adds the necessary file extension (.ps) to the end of the file name you type.
  3. In the Save as type list, click PostScript, and then click Save.
  4. In the Save As PostScript File dialog box, under Printer, in the Name list, select a color PostScript printer.
  5. Click Advanced Print Settings, and then click the Separations tab.
  6. In the Output list, click Composite CMYK.
  7. On the Page Settings tab, choose the options you want.
  8. On the Graphics and Fonts tab, choose the options you want, and then click OK.
  9. Click Save.
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