Exporting text for print

How can I export ab text with a transparent background for print at 300 PPI? Also which format? I've researched but I am still a bit confused.
Thanks in advance.

If you are sending it to a printer, pdf is more than likely the way to go. next would probably by tiff then png. These two formats are raster formats so they would print as the resolution you created the file at. Not all printer support ai but ai and pdf would be vector formats that print at the highest resolution of the printer regardless of the documents resolution.
Jpg even though it compresses to a nice small file, is a lossy format, in that data is thrown out to save space. I does not support transparency or layers.
png supports transparency but does not support layers. (Layers for these two formats are photoshop layers)
tiff and psd supports layers and transparency as well as editable text.
eps is hardly used any more but some older software requires it.
pdf supports transparency, editable text, layers (both illustrator and photoshop) as well as a host of other options like color profiles, animations, etc.
A pdf file can also embed the ai or photoshop file depending on which app created the pdf. Making it editable in that app.
In the end, you use what format(s) that the printer supports, which is why it is always a good idea to ask the printing shop.
If it is a printer in your home or office, then just print it instead of exporting it. (unless you need the file in another app like Indesign or photoshop)

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I am trying to find a way to be able to highlight text in a document and and then print it with the text highlighted (as you would when reading an article and marking thru important points with a pen highlighter) Also how would I highlight multiple but different text lines so that they all show? I can't seem to find a key that will allow it. (ie. control or option key)
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ApleWorks doesn't provide for any method to directly "highlight text for printing," or for display on a monitor, for that matter. The 'highlighting' you see after dragging across a line or block of text is an indication that the text is Selected, and may now be manipulated, but tat highlighting will not appear on a printed page.
You can "place a colour block behind" the text to create an effect similar to running a hi-liter across the text on a printed page, it's fairly easy, and the result will print.
Show the Tools palette (Window > Show tools, or click the red toolbox at the lower left of the document window).
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Use the Fill formatting button then the color palette to select a highlight colour. Repeat using the formatting button then the color palette to set the line colour to the same value as the fill colour.
Copy the rectangle so that you can re-use it.
Go Arrange > Move to back to place the rectangle behind the (now highlighted) text.
Still in Draw mode (you should have the Arrow mouse pointer—if not, click on the Selection tool {arrow} in the tools palette), Paste another copy of the coloured rectangle, drag it to the next line of text you want to highlight, and adjust the length to cover the text to be highlighted. Move to back as above. Repeat as necessary.
NOTE that these rectangles are not part of the text, but floating objects. If you edit text above the highlighted portion, change fonts or size, or change style (eg. to bold), the text to be highlighted will move, but the rectangles will not. Best to leave this highlighting until you've finished otherwise revising text.
NOTE2: When resizing small rectangles like this, it's easy to change their height when trying to change only their length.
TIP: When you have one the right size for the text size and font you are using, select it, then go Options > Object size... and note the height of the object, reported in the second box in the right column. For subsequent highlight rectangles, after adjusting the length to fit the text to be highlighted, open the Object size dialogue, enter the correct size into the Height box, then press tab to confirm the entry.
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Hi all,
I would appreciate some help with exporting my indesign document (using v9.2, 32x) to PDF for print.
I have a number of images and text objects in the document and all links seem to be in place.
However when I come to export the document to print PDF, the PDF file is corrupted and has a size of 0 bytes. The export worked fine earlier when I did a test, but since I have added a few more images, everytime I go to export it, it will not work!!
I would be grateful for any help with this, it is infuriating when I have deadlines to meet! Many thanks.

I'd try a 'save as idml', reopen, then export.
If no go, rename your images folder (if separate) to break the links to images, and try exporting just the previews (you can't use this output, but it will tell you if there's a bad original image file). If a bad image, open images and re-save.
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Hi All,
This is more a generic question - not pertaining to Aperture specifically, but photo workflow in general.
When exporting pictures to print at a lab (like Costco, Ritz, Smugmug, etc), what Colorsync profile should be set in the Export Version options? sRGB is the profile Smugmug recommends, but I also have the choice of their specific ICC profiles.
Also, how does Aperture run on the 20" iMac? I've really never gotten into printing pictures, but now I have two clients that will pay me for taking pictures! They're giving me enough money to purchase my own copy of Aperture, along with an iMac. Not enough for a dual-G5 with monitor, but if it makes a big difference, I'll throw in the extra money myself.
Thanks,
Robert

When exporting pictures to print at a lab (like
Costco, Ritz, Smugmug, etc), what Colorsync profile
should be set in the Export Version options? sRGB is
the profile Smugmug recommends, but I also have the
choice of their specific ICC profiles.
IF you have the specific output profile for the device, use that. You’ll have control over the rendering intent (well if you do the conversions in Photoshop, in Aperture, you’re “stuck” with Relative Colorimetric which usually works fine). You can control Black Point Compensation (keep it on) and at least in Adobe products, use the ACE CMM which has proven over the years to be stable and bug free.
The only output device that can produce sRGB is a CRT display in a specific condition. The output devices above do not produce sRGB but instead assume/expect sRGB so a conversion can take place upon output. That can work but you have no idea of how the image will appear (soft proof), and you have no control over the conversions or post conversion editing. Assuming you have a good output profile for the device, convert using it, then send to the lab. But BE SURE they are ICC aware and are not expecting sRGB. There are some output profiles for such devices floating around the web, but you don’t know that the lab is expecting the file that way. If however, they do provide you an output profile for their device, you can be pretty sure they will know what to do with the files for output to their device.

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Hi，
Based on your desccription, I'm afraid that it is not the correct forum since this forum is to discuss the VS IDE.
If you want to achieve it in code, I suggest you post this issue to the specific language development forum like C#, VB or others.
Reference：
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/vstudio/en-US/7b07c516-46c5-46ab-a83a-92432b1e262f/print-multiple-pages-per-sheet-in-c
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/windows/en-us/b6c5a867-ffa6-4e46-b6de-543b645e73c8/printing-and-previewing-multiple-pages-in-c
http://www.codeproject.com/Tips/733680/Printing-and-Previewing-multiple-pages-in-Csharp
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Help with exporting file for print

Hello,
I'm trying to print a banner through Spoonflower (a site that lets you print on fabric). They recommend an RGB, 150dpi file. (max 58" wide x 288" long, 40MB) and accept a wide variety of file types (ai, svg, eps, tif, png, jpeg).
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I have 100's of images a friend wants me to give them so they can print them.. I don't know what size, some will be 6 x 4 and some might be 8 x 10's
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Thanks for your replies..... Now I am totally confused! I can't look at LR as I'm importing at the mo....
Ah, the min dimentions to print an 8 x 10 are 2400 x 3000 I believe, so if all of the images are at least that then they would be able to take the memory stick into a printers and get a printed image? what would happen if they chose a 4 x 6 or 5 x 7?
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What is your export process for printing custom-sized books?

I will be printing my first custom-sized book created in Aperture.
Anyone have much experience doing this?
I am assuming that exporting to pdf and then sending that file to print is the process, but I'm wondering if the compression will affect the image quality enough to be concerned for a 9''x9'' book?

Lots of experience here.
I outsource albums either as single page or double spread. Unfortunately Aperture only allows single page export, not as a full spread (required by some printers).
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