Before You Begin
Check The Picture Links
Ensure that you have the following downloaded and installed correctly:
- Adobe PS Driver
- DDAPv3 PPD
- We recommend that the page is larger than the finaltrim size. This extra area will give room for properbleed, marks, and agency information.
- Under 'File' menu, choose Document Setup. Ensure that the dimensions are correct.
- If needed, change the document size and move the ad file to the middle of the new document.
- Ensure that the trim and bleed sizes are correct while you have the file open. Ensure that all marks are correct and that they are outside of the image area.
- Ensure that all colors not intended to separate as a spot color are to separate as a process color equivalent.
- Under the 'Colors' tab, look for the spot color icon. Spot colors have the round circle in the white square, while process colors are a solid square
- Ensure that all colors not inented to separate as a spot are defined as CMYK Model and that Process color is selected.
Spot Color
Process Color
Check The Picture Links
- Under the 'File' menu, choose Links Manager.
- Ensure that no pictures are missing and that all are updated.
- Under the 'File' menu, select Print. This will open the print setup dialog window
- In the Document Tab, choose the DDAP PPD. Uncheck all boxes.
- Click on the Papter button
- Choose the paper size, single or spread
- Ensure that the Reduction/Elargement is 100%
- Uncheck all boxes, tiling set to none
- Click the Options button
- Select write to PostScript file. Select Normal
- Ensure that PostScript and TrueType is selected
- Click the Color button
- Choose Composite
- Uncheck all boxes
- Click the Save button
- Ensure that all colors not intended to separate as a spot color are to separate as a process color equivalent.
- Click OK
- Find your PostScript in the location specified in the last step.
- Next, you will need to distill your newly created PostScript file using Acrobat Distiller. Please refer to the Adobe Acrobat Distiller instrunctions in the PDF Guide
PDF Guide: ADOBE PAGEMAKER