Commercial printing

With CorelDRAW, you can prepare a print job for commercial printing. In this section, you'll learn about

•preparing a print job for a service bureau

•working with imposition layouts

•printing printer's marks

•maintaining OPI links

•printing color separations

•working with color trapping

•specifying In-RIP trapping settings

•printing to film

Preparing a print job for a service bureau

You can use the Prepare for service bureau wizard to guide you through the process of sending a file to a service bureau. The wizard simplifies processes such as creating PostScript and PDF files; gathering different pieces required for outputting an image; and copying the original image, embedded image files, and fonts to a user-defined location.

You can print a drawing to a file, which lets the service bureau send the file directly to an output device. If you are unsure about which settings to choose, consult the service bureau.

You can include a job information sheet with all the pre-press settings that you have specified.

For more information about commercial printing, see “Understanding commercial printing” in the Help.

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To use the Prepare for Service Bureau wizard

1Click File ` Prepare for service bureau.

2Enable one of the following options:

•Gather all files associated with this document

•Choose a profile provided by your service bureau

The PDF file settings for the service bureau and the PDF for prepress settings are identical. For information about the PDF for prepress style settings, see “Saving documents as PDF files” on page 291.

To create a service bureau profile, you need the Service Bureau Profiler utility, which you can custom install with CorelDRAW.

To print to a file

1Click File ` Print.

2Click the General tab.

3Enable the Print to file check box.

4Click the flyout arrow, and click one of the following commands:

•For Mac® — saves the drawing to be readable on a Macintosh computer

•Single file — prints pages to a single file

•Pages to separate files — prints pages to separate files

•Plates to separate files — prints plates to separate files

5Click Print.

6Choose one of the following from the Save as type list box:

•Print file — saves the file as a PRN file

•PostScript file — saves the file as a PS file

7Choose the folder where you want to save the file.

8Type a filename in the File name box.

If you prefer not to prepare PostScript files, service bureaus equipped with the application in which you created your work can take the original files (for example, CorelDRAW files) and apply the required prepress settings.

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