Printing and Exporting - Adobe InDesign CC - page 461

When you print an InDesign document or generate a PDF file for printing,
InDesign must access the original artwork that was placed in the layout. If impor-
ted artwork has been moved, graphic filenames have changed, or the location of
the original graphic files is no longer available, InDesign alerts you that the origin-
al artwork cannot be located or has been modified. This alert appears when a docu-
ment is opened, printed, exported, or checked for printing using the Preflight pan-
el. InDesign shows the status of all files necessary for printing in the Links panel.
5. Choose File > Save As, rename the file 13_Cover.indd , and save it in the
Lesson13 folder.
Preflighting files
InDesign provides integrated controls for performing a quality check on a document prior
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Adobe DPS. Preflight is the standard industry term for this process. In “ Preflighting as you
work , ” in Lesson 2 , you learned how you can take advantage of the live preflight capab-
ilities in InDesign. This lets you monitor a document as you create it to prevent potential
printing problems from occurring.
You can use the Preflight panel to confirm that all graphics and fonts used in the file are
available for printing and exporting and that there are no instances of overset text. Here,
you'll use the Preflight panel to identify a pair of missing graphics in the sample layout.