Previewing how artwork will print
Illustrator provides several ways to preview how aspects of artwork will look when printed, depending on whether you are creating color-separated output, flattening transparency, or switching viewing devices when using color management. - Overprint Preview mode provides an "ink preview" that approximates how blending, transparency, and overprinting will appear in color-separated output. For more information on overprinting, see Step 2: Select overprint options for overlapping colors. To preview how colors will overprint and blend, choose View > Overprint Preview.
- Flattener preview highlights areas of the artwork that meet certain criteria for flattening. For more information, see About flattening transparent artwork. To highlight these areas, choose Window > Flattener Preview and specify the options you want. (See Using the Flattener Preview palette.)
- If you are using Illustrator's color management features, you can also display an online preview of how your document's colors will appear on a particular type of monitor or output device. (See Soft-proofing colors.)
- Anti-aliasing gives vector objects a smoother on-screen appearance and gives you a better idea of how vector artwork will look when printed on a PostScript printer. This is because screen resolution is relatively limited, but vector artwork is often printed at a high resolution. To turn on anti-aliasing, choose Edit > Preferences > General (Windows) or Illustrator > Preferences > General (Mac OS), select Anti-aliased Artwork, and click OK.
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