Printing+Tips

Rich Black Printing Tips
If you are printing from Illustrator or InDesign, sometimes vector objects that are filled with black print as dark gray instead of a rich black. This is most often visible when vector and pixel objects butt up or overlap each other. The workaround is to force the printer to convert all art to raster (pixels) so that they will blend better with each other. We have created a special "transparency flattener preset" that you can access from the print dialog box: simply choose "advanced," then choose the "All Raster" preset.



Photoshop Printing Tips
Large, complicated Photoshop files with many layers and styles can take a long time to print. This is especially true if there are smart objects embedded in the file. If you don't want to wait a long time for prints to come out, flatten the Photoshop file and save it as a JPEG (quality=high) before printing. But be sure to save a copy of your layered version for further editing.

Use the same process described above when preparing a Photoshop file for importing ("placing") into InDesign or Illustrator.

For better results when printing to the color Laserjet in D018, be sure to confirm that the printer will be handling color management (not Photoshop):



You may also have to click the PRINT SETTINGS button to set the printer's Color Matching to "In Printer."