Step 1: Calibrate your monitor and check colors in your artworkUnless your artwork is color-managed and your monitor is calibrated to display colors accurately, printed colors may not match the colors that were displayed on your monitor. For example, an object that looked red on-screen before may look orange when printed. You should therefore verify that your monitor has been color-calibrated, as described in Calibrating with Adobe Gamma (Windows only). If your artwork is color-managed, you can preview how the color will appear when reproduced on a particular output device. (See Soft-proofing colors.) If you've calibrated your monitor and your artwork is color-managed, check for and correct any color problems in your artwork before final printing. |