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At one time or another, we’ve all sent a document to print, only to find out that we specified the wrong paper size, orientation, etc. And while recycling is great, it’s a lot better to not use the paper in the first place. So if you have to print a document, do yourself (and the trees) a favor, and check the print preview in the lower left of the Print dialog box.
It offers three views that you can toggle by clicking the preview area:
Standard, which shows the relationship of your document page to the chosen paper size, plus things like bleed, slug area, page marks, tiling, and thumbnails.
Text, which shows the specific numerical values of your page and paper size, scaling, etc.
Custom Page/Cut Sheet view, which shows effects of offset, gap, and transverse settings, plus the output mode using different color icons for Separations, Composite Grayscale, Composite CMYK, and Composite RGB.
This article was last modified on August 8, 2019
This article was first published on March 3, 2015
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