Using printer's color properties instead of InDesign.

Hi all,
Photoshop's print "Color Handling" option allows you to select "Printer Manages Colors". Is it possible to get InDesign to allow the printer to manage colors as well or are you forced to use "Let Indesign Determine colors"?

Look in the color management tab of the print dialog. If the printer is Postscript, ID will let it do the color management.
Accepted wisdom, however, is that if you have a calibrated monitor and a properly profiled printer you should turn off printer color management and allow both Photoshop and ID to do the management work.
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