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Print dialog box reference
InDesign CS provides a wide range of printing options which may seem overwhelming at
first, but the comprehensive range of options lets you precisely customize printing settings
for your shop’s workflow. Once you’ve determined the best combinations of settings for
InDesign in your shop, save those combinations as print presets. You may then be able to run
many of your jobs simply by choosing a preset from the Printer Preset menu at the top of the
dialog box. Your shop’s goal should be to prepare print presets for the most common types of
output so that InDesign files print easily and consistently. You can change all printer options
from the Print dialog box.
Print dialog box overview
A
Printer Preset menu
B
Printer and PPD menus
C
Panel list
D
Proxy
E
OS printer buttons
(On Windows, Setup
button appears only)
F
Save Preset button
G
Panel-specific options
B
C
D
G
E
A
F
At the top of the Print dialog box are the Printer Preset, the Printer, and the PPD menus.
In the middle of the left side is a list of each panel in the Print dialog box. Just click in the
list to switch to another panel, or press Ctrl+up arrow or down arrow. The print dialog box
includes the following panels:
•
General (page 73). Basic job information, such as page range.
•
Setup (page 75). Page fitting options, such as media size and orientation.
•
Marks and Bleed (page 80). Options for added items outside the page area, such as printer’s
marks.
•
Output (page 83). Options controlling color output, such as settings for composite, separa-
tion, and trapping.
