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Chapter 17: Printing
Basic printing tasks
To print a composite of artwork
A composite is a single-page version of artwork that corresponds to what you see in the illustration window—in
other words, a straightforward print job. Composites are also useful for proofing the overall page design, verifying
image resolution, and identifying problems that may occur on an imagesetter (such as PostScript errors).
1 Choose File > Print.
2 SelectaprinterfromthePrintermenu.Toprinttoafileinsteadofaprinter,selectAdobePostScript®FileorAdobe
PDF.
3 Select Output on the left side of the Print dialog box, and make sure that Mode is set to Composite.
4 Set additional printing options. (See “Print dialog box options” on page 469.)
5 Click Print.
If your document uses layers, you can specify which ones to print. Choose File > Print, and select an option from the
Print Layers menu: Only Visible And Printable Layers, Only Visible Layers, or All Layers.
See also
“Printing gradients, meshes, and color blends” on page 481
“Printing long, complex paths” on page 478
“Printing and exporting transparent artwork” on page 484
To make artwork nonprintable
The Layers palette makes it easy to print different versions of your artwork. For example, you can choose to print
only the type objects in a document in order to proof your text. You can also add nonprinting elements to artwork
to record important information.
• To prevent artwork from displaying in the document window, printing, and exporting, hide the corresponding
items in the Layers palette.
• To prevent artwork from printing, but not from showing on the artboard or exporting, double-click a layer name
in the Layers palette. In the Layer Options dialog box, deselect the Print option, and click OK. The layer name
changes to italics in the Layers palette.
• To create artwork that does not print or export, even when visible on the artboard, select Template in the Layer
Options dialog box.
See also
“About the Layers palette” on page 278
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