Expanded print capabilities


    One of the top priorities for Illustrator CS was to refine the printing experience and make Illustrator print jobs more efficient and reliable to output, whether to a desktop printer or a high-end print production device. To achieve this, Illustrator CS introduces a streamlined user interface and next-generation support for fast and reliable printing, so you can easily produce consistent results every time you print.

    Illustrator CS eliminates the Page Setup and Separations Setup dialog boxes, and consolidates their functionality in the comprehensive new Print dialog box. You can now specify all print settings in the Print dialog box, from tiling and custom page sizes to printer's marks, color management output profiles, and transparency flattener settings. This new, more unified interface makes it easier to specify printing options quickly and accurately to achieve the results you want. Other new printing features include an interactive print preview, convenient scaling options, intuitive tiling controls, time-saving print presets, improved consistency with transparency flattener presets, more flexible printer's marks, independent bleed settings, new separation options, and finer control when printing layers.

    For more information on print capabilities, see Using the Print dialog box.