Previewing a Document Before Printing It
To make sure everything is laid out the way you expect, it’s a good idea to preview a
document onscreen before you print it.
To preview a document for printing using Mac OS X 10.4:
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Choose File > Print, and then click the Preview button in the Print dialog.
Preview shows what individual document pages will look like when printed. It doesn’t
show the effects of some layout options, such as borders.
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Select SoftProof at the bottom-left corner of the Preview window to take your printer’s
capabilities into account.
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Printing, Sharing, and Exporting Your Document to Other Formats
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For example, if you’re printing a color document to a black-and-white printer, selecting
SoftProof previews the document in black and white.
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Click Print to print your document directly from the Preview window.
For information about using Preview, see Preview Help. Choose Help > Preview Help
when the Preview window is active.
To preview a document for printing using Mac OS X 10.5 or later:
Choose File > Print. A small preview of the document appears in the Print dialog.
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If you don’t see the document preview, click the disclosure triangle to the right of the
Printer pop-up menu.
Use the arrows keys below the preview to scroll through the document.
Choose “Open PDF in Preview” from the PDF pop-up menu to view a full-size preview
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of the document.
You can click Print to print your document directly from the Preview window. For
information about using Preview, see Preview Help. Choose Help > Preview Help when
the Preview window is active.