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Contents
Introduction ..............................................................................................................1
New features for print service providers ...................................................................2
Streamlined printing ......................................................................................................................................... 2
Complete control over print settings ............................................................................................................. 3
Enhanced PDF suppor t ...................................................................................................................................... 4
New tex t composition engine .......................................................................................................................... 5
Other features for print ser vice providers ..................................................................................................... 5
Working with other files & applications ....................................................................7
Creating EPS f iles ............................................................................................................................................... 7
Using EPS f iles from other applications .......................................................................................................... 7
Using Illustrator with other applications in the Adobe Creative Suite ...................................................... 9
Placing Illustrator ar t in Quark XPress ........................................................................................................... 11
Preparing Illustrator files for print ......................................................................... 13
New Adobe Tex t Engine .................................................................................................................................. 13
Trapping ............................................................................................................................................................ 14
Gradients, mesh objects, and color blends .................................................................................................. 16
Viewing transparenc y ..................................................................................................................................... 17
Overprinting ..................................................................................................................................................... 18
Flattening transparenc y ................................................................................................................................. 18
Pref lighting and troubleshooting ................................................................................................................. 21
Print dialog box settings ......................................................................................... 25
Visible on all Tabs ............................................................................................................................................26
General .............................................................................................................................................................. 27
Setup ................................................................................................................................................................. 27
Mark s & Bleed ...................................................................................................................................................28
Output ...............................................................................................................................................................29
Graphics ............................................................................................................................................................30
Color management .......................................................................................................................................... 31
Advanced .......................................................................................................................................................... 31
Summar y ........................................................................................................................................................... 32
Exporting Adobe PDF files ...................................................................................... 33
Delivering Adobe PDF f iles for print .............................................................................................................34
