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ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2
User Guide
3 Choose Window > Stroke.
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C D
Object stroked with background color
A. Overprinted stroke creates choke trap B. Fill creates knockout C. Area of trap D. Area of knockout
4 In the Weight text box, enter a stroke width of between 0.01 and 1000 points. Check with your print shop to
determine what value to use.
For example, a stroke weight of 0.6 point creates a trap of 0.3 point. A stroke weight of 2.0 points creates a trap of 1.0
point.
5 Choose Window > Attributes.
6 Select Overprint Stroke.
To trap a line
1 Select the line to be trapped.
2 In the Stroke box in the toolbox or the Color palette, assign the stroke a color of white.
3 In the Stroke palette, select the desired line weight.
4 Copy the line, and choose Edit >Paste In Front. The copy is used to create a trap.
5 In the Stroke box in the toolbox or the Color palette, stroke the copy with the desired color.
6 In the Stroke palette, choose a line weight that is wider than the bottom line.
7 Choose Window > Attributes.
8 Select Overprint Stroke for the top line.
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Copy of stroke used for spread trap
A. Overprinted top stroke creates spread trap B. Bottom stroke creates knockout C. Area of knockout D. Area of trap
To trap a portion of an object
1 Draw alinealong theedgeoredges that youwanttotrap. If theobjectiscomplex,use theDirectSelection tool
to select the edges to be trapped, copy them, and choose Edit > Paste In Front to paste the copy directly on top of the
original.
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