Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
5.
Choose Off from the View menu in the Separations Preview panel to enable view-
ing of all colors.
Previewing how transparency effects will be flattened
Documents that contain objects towhich transparency effects, suchasopacity andblending
modes, have been applied usually need to undergo a process called
flattening
when they
are printed or exported. Flattening divides transparent artwork into vector-based areas and
rasterized areas.
Some of the objects in this magazine cover have been modified using transparency effects.
Next, you'll use the Flattener Preview panel to determine the objects to which transparency
effects have been applied and the areas on the page that are affected by transparency.
1.
Choose Window > Output > Flattener Preview.
2.
If the entire page is not visible in the document window, double-click the Hand
tool ( ) to fit the document to the current window size, and position the Flattener
Preview panel so that you can see the entire page.
3.
In the Flattener Preview panel, choose Transparent Objects from the Highlight
menu.
4.
If it's not already selected, choose [High Resolution] from the Preset menu. You'll
use this setting again later in this lesson when printing this file.
Notice how two of the objects at the top of the page are displayed with a red high-
light. These are objects to which transparency effects, such as a blending mode,
opacity, and drop shadow or any of nine additional special effects, are applied. You
can use this highlight to help identify areas of your layout that may be unintention-
ally affected by transparency, so that you can adjust either your layout or your
transparency settings accordingly.
