Indesign for print set up

I am currently working on a project containing a variety of print media, all of which will be exported as a pdf directly from Indesign. What I dont understand is which colour profile to set for each of my prgrams within creative suite (obviously these all need to be the same). I aim to send these to a printer within the U.K, how do I select the correct profile? Does it really make a big difference?

Thanks for the link, really usefull. Slowly starting to put together what I need to do, thanks a lot
regards,
matt
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 20:52:26 -0600
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For print work in the UK or Europe, I would suggest using "Europe Pre Press 2 (FOGRA 27)" as your profile as you are more likely to find a local printer using this or a similar profile. However, if you are concerned, you could always ask the printer and see what profile they suggest. This link might give you some help with print work: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/10/27/10-pre-press-tips-for-perfe ct-print-publishing/
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