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                <div><div class="section"><p>When
you print a color-managed document, you can specify additional color management
options to keep color consistent in the printer output. For example,
suppose that your document currently contains a profile tailored
for prepress output, but you want to proof the document colors on
a desktop printer. In the Print dialog box, you can convert the
document’s colors to the color space of the desktop printer; the
printer profile will be used instead of the current document profile.
If you select the Proof color space and target an RGB printer, InDesign
converts color data to RGB values using the selected color profiles.</p>
<p>When
printing to a PostScript printer, you also have the option of using PostScript
color management. In this instance, InDesign sends the document’s color
data in a calibrated version of its original color space, along
with the document profile, directly to the PostScript printer and
lets the printer convert the document to the printer color space.
The printer’s color space is stored at the device as a color rendering
dictionary (CRD); this makes device-independent output possible.
CRDs are PostScript equivalents of color profiles. The exact results
of the color conversion can vary among printers. To use PostScript
color management, you must have a printer that uses PostScript Level
2 or higher; it is not necessary to install an ICC profile for the
printer on your system.</p>
<div class="para"><div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>While working on a color-managed
document, you can use the Preflight panel to make sure that your
colors conform to the guidelines you specify.</div>
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<ol><li class="stepexpand"><span>Make sure that you’ve installed the correct driver
and PPD for your printer.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Choose File&#160;&gt; Print.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>If a printer preset has the settings you want, choose
it in the Printer Preset menu at the top of the Print dialog box.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Adjust settings as desired for this document.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Click Color Management on the left side of the Print
dialog box.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Under Print, select Document.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>For Color Handling, choose Let InDesign Determine Colors.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>For Printer Profile, select the profile for your output
device.</span> <p>The more accurately the profile describes the behavior
of an output device and printing conditions (such as paper type),
the more accurately the color management system can translate the
numeric values of the actual colors in a document.</p>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>Select Preserve RGB Numbers or Preserve CMYK Numbers.</span> <p>This option determines how InDesign handles colors that
do not have a color profile associated with them (for example, imported
images without embedded profiles). When this option is selected,
InDesign sends the color numbers directly to the output device.
When this option is deselected, InDesign first converts the color
numbers to the color space of the output device. </p>
<p>Preserving
numbers is recommended when you are following a safe CMYK workflow.
Preserving numbers is not recommended for printing RGB documents.</p>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>Press either Setup (Windows) or Printer (Mac&#160;OS)
to access the printer driver dialog box.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Turn off color management for the printer, and click
Print to return to the InDesign Print dialog box.</span> <p>Every printer driver has different color management options.
If it’s not clear how to turn off color management, consult your
printer documentation.</p>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>Click Print.</span></li>
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