Output in Design

Output in InDesign
Output
Output refers to preparing documents and printing them–

either with an ordinary desktop printer or with a high-end
printing device.
Printing a Document
When a document is
printed, many different
instructions are sent to the
printing machine. You
need to set all those
instructions correctly.
Printing a Document
Adobe recommends using

only the controls inside the
InDesign print dialog box–
not the Page Setup dialog
box.
Setting Elements Not to Print
Select the object and turn on Nonprinting in the

Attributes palette.
Or Turn off the visibility of the layer in the
document. This suppresses the printing for all
objects on the layer.
Setting the General Print Options
Sets the basic printing

options.
Setting the General Print Options
If you are printing to a

desktop printer, the
options in the General
category may be all you
need to set to print a
document.
To Choose the Printer
Choose the printer from

the Printer menu at the top
of the dialog box.
To Control the Copies
Set the number of copies

in the Copies field.
Choose Collage to print
multiple copies as
complete sets.
To Control the Pages
Choose All to print all the

pages.
Or select Range to enter a
range of pages.
Tip: Use a hyphen to
specify a range of pages,
such as 4-6. Use a comma
to specify individual
pages, such as 8, 9.
To Control the Pages
Use the Sequence menu

to choose All Pages, Even
Pages, or Odd Pages.
Check Spreads to print the
pages in spreads together.
Choose Print Master
Pages to print any master
pages in the document.
To Set the General Options
Check Print Non-printing

Objects to print objects set
to not print.
Check Print Blank Pages
to print pages that have
not visible items.
Check Print Visible Guides
and Baseline Grids to print
the guides and grids.
Choosing the Setup Controls
The Setup options contain

the controls to set the
paper size and orientation.
To Set the Paper Size and Orientation
Use the Paper Size menu

to choose the size of the
paper to print the
document on.
This menu changes
depending on the type of
printer chosen.
Click one of the
Orientation buttons. This
changes the rotation of the
document on the printed
page.
To Choose the Setup Options
Set the Scale amount for

either Height or Width to
change the size of the
printed document on the
paper.
Click the Scale to Fit
button to have the
document automatically
resized to fit the chosen
paper size.
To Choose the Setup Options
Use the Page Position
menu to choose where to
position the document on
the printed page.
Check Thumbnails to print
small versions of the
pages of a single page.
If you have chosen
Thumbnails, use the
Thumbnails menu to
choose how many pages
are printed on each page.
Tiling Pages
If your document is larger

than the paper in the
printer, you can print
portions of the document
on different pages. You
can then assemble the
pages together. This is
called tiling. Auto tiling
automatically divides the
page into smaller
segments.
To Set Automatic Tiling
Check Tile in the Setup

category of the Print dialog
box.
Choose Auto from the
Tiling menu.
Set the amount in the
Overlap field. This controls
how much of one page is
repeated on the tile for a
second section of the
page.
Setting Marks and Bleed
You can also add

information that shows
where the page is to be
trimmed, the document
name, and so on.
To Set the Page Marks
Check All Printer’s Marks

to turn on all the marks, or
use the checkboxes to set
each one individually.
Crop Marks indicates

where the page should be
trimmed.
Enter an amount in the
Weight field for the
thickness of the crop
marks.
Bleed Marks shows how

far outside the crop marks
you must put graphics so
that they are trimmed
correctly.
Registration Marks adds

crosshair targets that are
used to line up pieces of
film.
Color Bars provides

boxes that display the
colors used in the
document as well as the
tint bars that can be used
to calibrate the printing
press for correct tints of
colors.
Page Information prints

the name of the file, the
page number, and the time
the document was printed.

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Output in InDesign

Output refers to preparing documents and printing them–

Adobe recommends using

Select the object and turn on Nonprinting in the

Sets the basic printing

If you are printing to a

Choose the printer from

Set the number of copies

Choose All to print all the

Use the Sequence menu

Check Print Non-printing

The Setup options contain

Use the Paper Size menu

Set the Scale amount for

If your document is larger

Check Tile in the Setup

You can also add

Check All Printer’s Marks

Crop Marks indicates

Bleed Marks shows how

Registration Marks adds

Color Bars provides

Page Information prints

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