INDESIGN Newsprint Export SettingsRecommended settings for exporting a PDF/X-1a from InDesign.This example was created on a PC, using InDesign CS6.

1 Select File>Export, then in Format choose Adobe PDF. select the folder where you want to save it and click Save

2 In General select the single page to print. Set the Compatibility to Acrobat 4 (PDF 1.3) and deselect all of the listed Options and Include checkboxes

3 The Compression tab sets the options for how the PDF will handle resolutions for placed colour, greyscale and monochrome images

4 The Printer’s Marks should be deselect as below. Copy supplied with bleed

5 Destination and relevant to the publication. For reproduction on newspaper stock, Archant uses will ensure 240% TAC limit is not exceeded

6 Ensure there are only process inks and no spot colours. Converting colours to -

7 Select the High Resolution preset for the Transparency Flattener. OPI should be disabled.

8 Make sure all the options in Security are disabled.

9 Summary lists all the settings that will be applied: it can be saved as a

SOFT PROOFING on screenlook in print. This relies on the effective use of colour management and a calibrated display.

creative process, allowing you to spot problems before the advert is printed.

The accuracy of the preview relies on a number of things: • The quality of your monitor and the accuracy it is capable of achieving • How well and how recently your monitor has been calibrated • The environment you are in – bad lighting conditions will completely change the result

Even though cheap LCD screens can be calibrated, dedicated colour monitors always show a superior, more consistent result. Accuracy relies on the quality of your monitor, its calibration and your viewing environment

Overprint Preview (View>Overprint Preview). You will then need to select the device to simulate (View>Proof Setup>Custom and select Device to Simulate: ISONewspaper26v4. Preserve CMYK Numbers and Simu-late Paper Colouroff (View>Proof Colours)

Display Performance must be set to High Quality Display to enable accurate viewing of

separations (either by colour plate or by ink limit) and Flattener Preview to highlight