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                    Preview which areas of artwork will be flattened
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                <div><div class="section"><p>Use the preview options in the Flattener Preview
to highlight areas that are affected by flattening. You can use
this color-coded information to adjust flattening options.</p>
<div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>The
Flattener Preview is not intended for precise previewing of spot
colors, overprints, and blending modes. Instead, use Overprint Preview
mode for those purposes.</div>
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<ol><li class="stepexpand"><span>Display the Flattener Preview panel (or dialog
box):</span><ul><li><p>In Illustrator, choose Window&#160;&gt;
Flattener Preview.</p>
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<li><p>In Acrobat, choose Advanced&#160;&gt; Print
Production&#160;&gt; Flattener Preview.</p>
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<li><p>In InDesign, choose Window&#160;&gt; Output&#160;&gt;
Flattener Preview.</p>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>From the Highlight menu, choose the kind of areas you
want to highlight. The availability of options depends on the content
of the artwork. </span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Select
the flattening settings you want to use: Either choose a preset
or, if available, set specific options.</span> <div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>(Illustrator) If the flattening settings aren’t visible,
select Show Options from the panel menu to display them.</div>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>If the artwork contains overprinted objects that interact
with transparent objects, in Illustrator, select an option from
the Overprints menu. You can preserve, simulate, or discard overprints.
In Acrobat, choose Preserve Overprint to blend the color of transparent
artwork with the background color to create an overprint effect.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>At any time, click Refresh to display a fresh preview
version based on your settings. Depending on the complexity of the
artwork, you may need to wait a few seconds for the preview image
to appear. In InDesign, you can also choose Auto Refresh Highlight.</span> <div class="tip"><img src="images/tip_help.png" />In Illustrator and Acrobat, to magnify
the preview, click in the preview area. To zoom out, Alt-click/Option-click
in the preview area. To pan the preview, hold down the spacebar
and drag in the preview area.</div></li>
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