Printing

When you’re satisfied that your publication is as near to perfect as you can make it, you’re ready to print.
Printing is pretty much the same as in any Office application—choose File?Print and then select a
printer, a range of pages to print, and the number of copies you want.

The Printer Details tab of the Print dialog box contains an important button, Advanced Printer Setup, which you need to know about. Clicking it opens a dialog box (Figure 32-22) with specialized printing settings, including the following:

  • What resolution to use when printing linked graphics.
  • Whether to allow the printer to substitute its own fonts for those used in the publication.
  • Whether to allow bleeds (images that extend to the edge of the paper). Because most printers won’t print right to the edge, you have to make your page size slightly smaller than your paper size and then trim the paper to achieve this effect.
  • Options for creating a publication that can be turned into the separations needed for color printing on a printing press at a commercial printer. You can choose the output (such as Composite Grayscale, Composite CMYK, Composite RGB, or Separations), the resolution, and more. You’ll probably want to consult with your printer before selecting any options here.

After you’ve chosen all the Advanced Printer Setup choices, click OK and then Print to send the publication to your printer.

Publisher’s Standard toolbar does offer a Print button for printing the publication. However, that button acts more like a quick print button; clicking the button sends the print job directly to the last-used printer without giving you the opportunity to change print settings.

FIGURE 32-22
The settings here are important for commercial printing and advanced print jobs of your own.

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