Over print preview

Hi guy's i have supplied artwork to a printer using pantones they have asked me to convert all artwork which use pantones to over print because art work was being knocked off,
i have corrected this and before i supply them the artwork again i just want to know if the OVER PRINT preview in illustrator and indesign are 100% accurate ??? because in the over print preview after i made the change
nothing is knocking off (now although it was) ... and the artwork looks exactly as it should be.
Thanks adobeeeeez

Are you talking about the Epson or MacOS preview? Photoshop only provides the preview in the Photoshop print dialog -- the rest are from the printer driver or OS.

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Possible bug: After using page setup in print preview it clears the preview screen and locks up the window (no visible widgets). I have to close the window from the title bar and start the print over.

On any page, select "Print->Print Preview". Once in the preview window, use the menu to select "Print->Page Setup". In the setup dialog box, click on the "Margins & Header/Footer". Modify some headers and footers. Then click on OK.
The preview window will either be cleared or become unresponsive. The only way to proceed is to close the preview window using the Windows close button in the top right hand corner. I must then start my printing over.
I found that I can work around this by first changing the page setup BEFORE going to print preview. However, this looks like a bug and it should be investigated and fixed.

Both printers? Or just the HP Photosmart C3100 series printer?

Print preview is over saturated

When printing I check the print preview box, everything is fine until I hit the print button and it puts up the preview window which says to either print or cancel.
When the preview button is up all the colors are way oversaturated like yellow/very light red become very dark red and light green leaf's become very bright green etc.
If I hit the print button the printer print with the correct colors.
The initial print window is correct (the one where I select the printer/and with or not photoshop or printer controls the colors)
I have photoshop controls colors, color controls turned off in the printer, the correct printer paper profile selected, etc
Running the latest version of CS5 and Camera Raw. I have a Epson 3880.
This has been happening for as long as i can remember.

Are you talking about the Epson or MacOS preview? Photoshop only provides the preview in the Photoshop print dialog -- the rest are from the printer driver or OS.

Dead space showing up in print preview; can't place objects in it

hi -- Somehow, I've managed to get what I'll call a "dead space" in between my last page footer and my report footer. The design view looks completely normal: page footer A, page footer B, and report footer. None are suppressed.
However, when I go to the print preview, what I have is: page footer A, page footer B, a dead space, and then the report footer. The dead space looks like a section, in that the far left of the preview shows lines (like section dividers) both above and below the dead space. However, when I right click on the dead space, I don't get a Section Menu; I also don't get a section name when the mouse hovers over that dead space. I can't place objects in the dead space.
It wouldn't be a huge deal except for the fact that the report is long enough that the dead space causes it to overflow onto a second page, which isn't acceptable.
How can I get rid of this thing? I really don't want to recreate the report. It's quite complex.
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Carol
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Hi Carol,
That's interesting. I've never heard of this rogue spacing issue.
Why don't you try insertting the following in the Page Footer B Suppress formula.
Not OnLastRecord
Maybe that will help.
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Second issue: Size of the icons on the toolbars. I understand that this size is chosen to be the best for the AVERAGE user. But I find that I dislike having to place my nose on the screen in order to discern what icon I'm hovering over (Yes I'm an older individual, wear glasses and am somewhat near-sighted). It would be beneficial if the choice of toolbar icon size was larger than the default as well as the only current choice of smaller than the default.

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You can add an icon for Print commands by right clicking on one of the menu bars, select customize then drag and drop the icon where you want it.

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Since updating to Firefox 3.5.7 and Reader 9.3, one of our users reports the print preview no longer works properly. Trying to downgrade to Reader 9.2 or Firefox 3.5.6 produced similar results on my test workstation.
Computers in question are running Windows XP SP3.
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I do not use the method "renderPDFForm" (at least not explicitly), instead use the "renderXDPForm (...)".
I added the XDP form the zip (I forgot): download from here!
And the only parameter that you can tell this method over the "target" of the resulting PDF is "com.adobe.idp.services.PDFFormRenderSpec. "
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renderSpec.setStandAlone(true);
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/* Target version 7.0.5 o superior: Usede ONLY to generate "MyForm-ES-AcroVersion7.pdf" */
renderSpec.setAcrobatVersion(AcrobatVersion.Acrobat_7_0_5);
/* Target version 6 o superior: Usede ONLY to generate "MyForm-ES-AcroVersion6.pdf" */
renderSpec.setAcrobatVersion(AcrobatVersion.Acrobat_6);
After this, process PDF forms resulting in Assembler.
I tried also NO explicitly assign the "AcroVersion" ... and in such cases, the resulting AcroVersion indicated corresponds to the time of design (Adobe Designer, File / Form Properties / Default / Target Version), and in such cases the resulting PDF, also displays the warning message.
I do not know if I answered your question.
Any idea?

Images turn greyscale when saving Postscript/PDF or Print Preview but text remains in colour?

It is in colour, until I turn on Overprint preview, or try to save the booklet as a Postscript or PDF file.
In print preview or when doing any of the above things, it goes to greyscale but the text and rectangles remain in colour?
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As both the engineering resource at Adobe most involved with end-to-end PDF print publishing workflows and having served at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo last year as an Industry Research Professor teaching students about modern, reliable workflows as well as variable data publishing with PDF, I find this thread fascinating.
Obviously, you can force fit PostScript for output, albeit very inconveniently and with the possibility of problems and artifacts due to the device-dependent nature of PostScript (along with flattened transparency, lack of ICC color management, and inconsistencies in spot color handling).
However, unless the university assignment was specifically to demonstrate to you how difficult and problematic PostScript-based workflows were over a dozen years ago, I am absolutely appalled that any accredited university or professional school program in design / graphic arts / publishing / printing would have you use PostScript workflows in any way.
Other than hacking around with the possibility of doing output that varies based on external variables as the job is being RIPed, I know of absolutely no advantages of PostScript over PDF in this arena and obviously a boatload of disadvantages.
As I have written many times in the past, I wouldn't advocate that publishers with extensive collections of EPS-based content do wholesale conversions of same, but for new content or when content needs revision, PDF is definitely the replacement for EPS or PostScript in any flavor.
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Memory 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M 1024 MB
Screenshot from Thunderbolt Display. Print Preview is shrunk to upper-left hand corner:
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Hi all,
    I have a typical issue over here,,,
1. Created two similar materials A, B with material type HALB, data in all the fields were same except material description.
2. maintained all excise details in J1ID
3. Created a PO for these two materials and saved.
4. Display PO, ME23N - print preview,,, noticed that the details like below:
SrNo.-- Material -- Desc - Qty-   Unit Rate ---       Total Value
   1.   -
A -
xxx -
05 -
100 -
500.00
   2. -
B -
yyy -
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Hi,
Check in pricing procedure for PB00 and PBXX both are having print control as X and subtotal as 9. i think for the second material you may have entered the price PO.
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CS5 Print preview window heavly inconsistant with left margin

I can adjust my images to look fine in the print window display with the paper size I select. However the printed image does not accurately track what is shown in the preview.
It does not matter if I print borderless or with border.
I suppose it is a minor quibble in that moving the preview image left margin to the right (positive values) by small amounts the print out actually moves it to the left by that small amount. At first I thought this might be random paper alignment errors but the behavior is too consistent. But as I continued my tests I could not significantly/consistently shift the image to the right until a movement finally happened between 1/2 and 6/10ths of an inch. Only then did I get the actual 6/10th white border on the left side of the printout.
What the heck am I doing wong? Is this a bug? The old print preview was so much better as it gave a WYSIWYG output. Now it seems to be a crap shoot whether your border adjustments match your desired shift.
This is too blatant of an error to be a bug, so what am I overlooking? There seems to be some kind of rasterization of the movement going on I don't know about.

That's a bit surprising, in that I've found HP in general to support their released hardware better than most when a new OS is released.
But it's not unheard of. Manufacturers don't benefit measurably by supporting old hardware, though it's a no-brainer that doing so builds brand loyalty. In fact, I'm sure there are marketeers in these companies that actually believe forcing you to buy a new device is a Good Thing. The printer is not supposed to be a consumable!
Scanners are more often devices that fall into this trap. Over time I've thrown away two perfectly working scanners (one Canon and one Mustek) because they weren't supported by their manufacturer upon release of a new version of Windows. On the other hand, my little, cheap HP 932c printer is still perfectly supported in Windows 7, even though I bought it back in the days of XP. Perhaps it has something to do with numbers of units sold.
Anyway, best of luck getting things worked out. I'm very sorry to hear that HP may be going the way of the other manufacturers.
-Noel

Print Preview shows (and prints) only a portion of a page,

Not the printer's fault - it prints what Print Preview sends it (about half a page).

There's a couple of old Bugs ''(over 8 years old)'' in Firefox that can cause that to happen with some web pages. One Bug was recently fixed for Firefox 4.0b8, but it doesn't look like it will be applied to Firefox 3.6.x versions.
There may be a workaround you could apply for a specific domain via a Stylish script, but we'd need the URL of that page and a screen shot of the Print Preview window to try to help you fix it.

Position command differ from print preview and print

hi friends
*First column box
POSITION WINDOW
POSITION XORIGIN 1 CM YORIGIN '6' CM
SIZE WIDTH '2.5' CM
BOX HEIGHT '10' CM FRAME 10 TW
*2nd column box
POSITION WINDOW
POSITION XORIGIN 1 CM YORIGIN '6' CM
SIZE WIDTH '4.6' CM
BOX HEIGHT '10' CM FRAME 10 TW
in Print Preview i am getting Line but while taking printout.. i am not getting....
what may be the issue...
Regards
Selva

The print driver is rather literal in applying your format. The second box is over-writing the first. If you reverse the order you call the boxes in they'll print okay.
*First column box
POSITION WINDOW
POSITION XORIGIN 1 CM YORIGIN '6' CM
SIZE WIDTH '4.6' CM
BOX HEIGHT '10' CM FRAME 10 TW
*2nd column box
POSITION WINDOW
POSITION XORIGIN 1 CM YORIGIN '6' CM
SIZE WIDTH '2.5' CM
BOX HEIGHT '10' CM FRAME 10 TW
Or
*Box
POSITION WINDOW
POSITION XORIGIN 1 CM YORIGIN '6' CM
SIZE WIDTH '4.6' CM
BOX HEIGHT '10' CM FRAME 10 TW
*Column divider
POSITION WINDOW
POSITION XORIGIN '3.5' CM YORIGIN '6' CM
SIZE WIDTH 0 CM
BOX HEIGHT '10' CM FRAME 10 TW

About mismatch in print layout in direct print and print preview and pdf!

Hi ,
I have created one smartforms,when I run the standard trasaction VF03 and select any output type and then when I click on print preview button,and then when I put PDF! in address bar ,the print preview will convert in PDF format,it will show output without bold and comes only in normal fonts.
Also, when I run transaction VF03 and direct click Print button, then it shows print as per requirement , but it overwrites some part on the end of page where company address is priprinted on stationary,so how can i show print format same in both condition without overwriting?
Thanks.

HI friend,
The one which is coming in the print (hard copy) is the correct one.
Print preview may be different.
So if the print is coming in overlapping format means check whether the windows are aligned properly. Because if you have given any data in main window and when it grows it over laps on another window.
If that's is correct check the printer settings for it. Only these would cause the print to be distorted.
Check this and revert back if you have any issues we will help you.
Thanks,
Sri Hari

[WIN XP] Epson 3800 Print Previews

Hi,
After spending quite some time with Lightroom I developed kind of a love/hate relationship which more and more swings over to the love side. Right now I love LR because my prints come out of my 3800 like a charm!
One behaviour that I can't explain though:
If I am printing out of Photoshop, the Epson printer preview roughly matches the print. I am leaving the CM to PS, and I am using a hardware (Gretag) calibrated and profiled monitor. I am also using specific paper profiles. Results are perfect. Same good results for b/w with the Epson extended b/w mode.
In LR the printer preview shows totally unusable colors (magenta, too light etc.). The print itself: Perfect! Same behaviour of the preview with different paper profiles, CM to LR, CM to printer. BUT: The print preview in the Epson extended b/w mode was ok, as was the print itself.
Printing without preview delivers the same good results.
Does somebody have a clue why there are these differences between PS and LR?
The print preview isn't all that important to me. But without this possibility I really, really would like to see softproofing in LR.
Regards, Wolfgang

Thanks Dave for the reply. I do monitor the forums quite closely and have read all the links you suggest. The request for some more discussion was after already conducting tests about specific areas outlined in my post. Again, thanks for the reply. Any other replies would be nice too. LOL.
Peter

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How do I stop Quicktime 7.2 from being used as the Print Preview application? Everytime I print, it goes through Quicktime instead of Print Preview!!!

This is my vote of no confidence in Apple Tech Support. Before you read too far, here are the simple answers, none of which 3 different Apple techs were able to get after over 2 hours of hard phone time screwing up my system.
1) The application "Preview" should not be renamed, such as "Preview 3.0.9". This is the reason print previews went to Quicktime. How many other things has Apple not locked as system-critical? Not being allowed to name and organize my applications into folders the way I want anymore is hugely lame especially since they aren't locked otherwise.
2) An application called "File Merge" exists on your Mac OSX install disc 1 at Xcode Tools/Packages/DeveloperTools.pkg. This allows you to compare folders of your files (or the files themselves) to sort the mess when Apple screws it up.
http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/macosxhints/2006/03/cmpfldr/
3) A software application called "Pacifist" exists (VersionTracker.com?) which allows you to view and extract software from ".pkg" files, without doing a complete install.
Nope, instead Apple Support had me set Quicktime mime prefs to "Use defaults", (no effect), then Printer Setup Utility>Reset, which deleted all my printers and print profiles, and still had no effect on the problem.
At which point they had me run a total Archive & Install off the install discs. I knew at the time I should have run away kicking and screaming at this brute force one-size-fits-all answer to solving problems. I thought we only did system reinstalls to fix everything on Windoze systems? This took much longer than 2 hours so I had to call back the following day. Sure it solved the problem only because a "new" application named "Preview" was in the folder along with newly lamed "Preview 3.0.9" (which cannot save rotated .jpg files--maybe it can't save at all) and the old "Preview 2.1.0" (which has no problems saving files and was better before they "improved" it). If you needed a fresh copy of just this application, you could extract it from System/Installation/Packages/Essentials.pkg with the software above and not do an entire reinstall. Instead Windoze systems seem to be the Genius here in that they figure out something is missing, instruct the user to insert the install disc, auto-extract the missing piece alone, install it and then you're done.
After the reinstall, half of my stuff is in a "Previous Systems" folder (such as all my Desktop Pictures, Internet Plug-ins, Keychains, etc.) and half the stuff is incorporated into the new system. By the way, nothing is in the Previous System/Users folder which they kept puzzling over. And no, they had no clue that on that very same Install Disc of Disaster is the File Merge program to help sort out which of these million identical-looking folders contains my stuff.
On top of finding my stuff, I still have to redo all the software updates back to system 10.4.10 and the security updates and who knows how many MORE HOURS of computer maintenance.
They were really sales-pitching the AppleCare program every time I called. But why would I when I can spend hours reinstalling and reconfiguring software myself? I don't need a tech support line for that, I need people who know how their product works.

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