Print Production tools overview

Print Production tools overview

Open the Print Production tools

  1. Choose All tools > Use print Production.

    The Print Production tools are displayed in the left hand pane.

Output Preview Combines separation preview, soft proofing, color warnings, and more in one convenient dialog box.

Preflight Allows you to perform more than 400 predefined checks for all the common output errors, and then correct all fixable errors.

Edit Object Allows you to select, move, and edit both raster and vector objects. You can edit individual object properties, such as tags, color space, or rendering intent.

Convert Colors Allows you to convert any color space in the document to the target color space.

Flattener Preview Allows you to define and apply flattening settings for transparent objects. Includes a preview for viewing transparent objects and the effects your settings have on those objects. You can save the settings as presets to apply to other pages or PDFs.

Save As PDF/X Allows you to save the current document as per the PDF/X standards.  

Set Page Boxes Allows you to define the crop, trim, bleed, art, and media boxes on a page. The elements are important for proper page positioning and placement of printer marks, especially for imposition.

Add Printer Marks Adds standard printer marks to a PDF page for positioning. These marks are embedded in the PDF.

Fix Hairlines Based on user settings, finds hairlines and replaces them with heavier-weight lines.

Ink Manager Modifies the way inks are treated while the current PDF is open. The Acrobat Ink Manager uses the same options and controls as other Adobe applications.

Trap Presets Allows you to create and apply trap settings for later execution by an Adobe RIP that licenses Adobe In-RIP Trapping.

Add Article Box Allows you to define a series of article boxes.

How to print PDFs

Follow the steps mentioned in the article to Print PDFs.

Troubleshoot print issues

Follow the steps to troubleshoot PDF printing in Acrobat and Reader.

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