Printing a hard proof

Printing a hard proof using the settings from the Proof Setup can simulate the final output of your document on a press. For more information on the Proof Setup command, soft proofs, and printing hard proofs, see Soft-proofing colors and Printing a hard proof.

To print a soft proof:

1. Open the document in Photoshop.
2. Choose View > Proof Setup > Custom and choose the profile of your output device in the Profile menu. Choose a Rendering Intent from the Intent menu. Click Save to save the settings if you're going to be doing more proofs on the specific output device.
3. Click OK to close the Proof Setup dialog box.
4. Choose File > Print with Preview.
5. In the Print dialog box, make sure Show More Options is selected and Color Management is chosen from the menu.
6. In the Source Space area, select Proof. The Proof Setup should be the profile you specified.
7. In the Print Space area of the Print dialog box, do one of the following:
• Choose Printer Color Management from the Profile menu if you're printing with the print driver's choices of factory profiles. This is useful when you don't have custom profiles for the printer, and you want the print driver to pick the best profile according to the paper type, resolution, and so forth. After clicking the Print button, a second Print dialog box opens to set printer options. On Windows, click the Properties button to access the printer driver options. On Mac OS, use the pop-up menu to access the printer driver options. Set the print options for the quality you want and specify the color management settings to let your printer driver handle the color management during printing.
• If you're printing with a custom profile, choose the custom profile from the Profile menu, and then click the Print button. A second Print dialog box (to set printer options) opens. On Windows, click the Properties button to access the printer driver options. On Mac OS, use the pop-up menu to access the printer driver options. Set the print options for the quality you want and turn off all printer driver color adjustment options.
8. Click the Print button.