Step 6: Print and save separations
When you have completed setting up the separations, you are ready to print or save your separations. Note: The printer or imagesetter you plan to use to print separations must match the PPD file you specified when setting up the separations. If the output device and PPD file don't match, you will receive a warning message. Saving the file saves the separation setup, the PPD information, and any color conversions you have specified in the Separation Setup dialog box.
To print the separations you selected: - Select the separations you want to print, as described in Specifying which layers to separate. (For information about placing crop marks with the Separation Setup dialog box, see Setting crop marks and trim marks and Specifying printer's marks.)
- Choose File > Print, or return to the Print dialog box if it is still open.
- Choose any print options.
- Choose a method for selecting the Separate output option:
- On Windows, choose Separate from the Output pop-up menu.
- On Mac OS, choose Adobe Illustrator 10 from the Options pop-up menu. Then choose Separate from the Output pop-up menu.
- Make sure Print to File is deselected, and click OK (Windows) or select Printer from the Destination pop-up menu and click Print (Mac OS).
To save the separations you selected as a PostScript file: - Select the separations you want to save, as described in Specifying which layers to separate.
- Choose File > Print, or return to the Print dialog box if it is still open.
- Choose any print options.
- Choose a method for selecting the Separate output option:
- Choose Separate from the Output pop-up menu (Windows).
- Choose Adobe Illustrator 10 from the Options pop-up menu. Then choose Separate from the Output pop-up menu (Mac OS).
- Select the Print to File option (Windows) or choose File from the Destination pop-up menu (Mac OS).
- Do one of the following:
- Click OK and enter a filename in the Print to File dialog box. Then click OK again (Windows).
- Accept the default filename or enter another name for the separation and click Print (Mac OS).
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