User Guide

Chapter 12408
To apply overprinting to selected objects:
1 Select the object that will overprint the background or select he bitmap image
to overprint.
2 Choose from the following options:
• To overprint basic fills, gradient fills, fills in text boxes, or bitmap images,
choose Modify > Fill to display the Fill inspector.
• To overprint basic strokes, choose Modify > Stroke to display the
Stroke inspector.
3 Select the Overprint option.
The color of the fill or stroke will print on top of the colors underneath.
In the following examples, the image on the left shows a process TIFF overprinted
on a process background. The image on the right shows a spot TIFF overprinted
on a process background.
Overprinted TIFFs appear identical onscreen
Overprinting is visible in a printed document
Trapping
When the inks used for adjacent objects print out of register, unsightly gaps or
color shifts appear between the objects. Trapping compensates for misregistration
by expanding a lighter object to slightly overlap a darker one. You can choose to
create a spread or choke trap, or manually trap objects. You can also use the Trap
Xtra to apply trap settings more easily.