Don’t Google Pre-Press Terms

“Trap Spread Choke” is not a phase to type into google image search. Below are some fancy “borrowed” photos illustrating many fine prepress principles of trapping including spreads and choke. I googled these terms so you wouldn’t have to. Donations are gratefully accepted via PayPal.

CMYK Printing

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Spot Color to CMYK

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Overprinting

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Trapping, Chokes & Spreads

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Density Reduction

Partial Density

Trap Edges in InDesign

InDesign is not a preflighting tool. That said, some introductory videos are available here: http://tinyurl.com/InDPreflight1

Trap Edges InDesignTrap Edges InDesign / Color Example

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