Adobe InDesign Preflighting and Exporting Files 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which PDF/X standard supports live transparency and ICC color management without flattening?
- PDF/X-4 (Correct answer)
- PDF/X-1a
- PDF/X-3
- PDF 1.3
Correct answer: PDF/X-4
PDF/X-4 retains live transparency and supports color-managed workflows.
Question 2: In the Package feature, which item is NOT collected by default?
- Fonts the system has but the document doesn't use (Correct answer)
- Linked images
- The InDesign document
- Used fonts
Correct answer: Fonts the system has but the document doesn't use
Package gathers only the fonts and links actually used by the document, not unused system fonts.
Question 3: What is the purpose of the Ink Manager during export?
- To control and alias spot colors and convert them to process (Correct answer)
- To adjust image resolution
- To embed fonts
- To set page size
Correct answer: To control and alias spot colors and convert them to process
Ink Manager lets you map spot inks to process or to each other before output.
Question 4: When exporting an interactive PDF, which feature is preserved that a print PDF does not support?
- Buttons, hyperlinks, and page transitions (Correct answer)
- CMYK separations
- Bleed marks
- Spot varnish
Correct answer: Buttons, hyperlinks, and page transitions
Interactive PDF export keeps buttons, hyperlinks, media, and page transitions.
Question 5: Which preflight error commonly occurs when a placed image link has been moved or deleted?
- Missing or modified link (Correct answer)
- Color space mismatch
- Overset text
- Font not embedded
Correct answer: Missing or modified link
Preflight reports missing links when the original image file can no longer be found.
Question 6: What does the 'Smallest File Size' PDF preset typically do to images?
- Downsamples them to 72 ppi for screen viewing (Correct answer)
- Keeps them at 300 ppi
- Converts them to vectors
- Removes them entirely
Correct answer: Downsamples them to 72 ppi for screen viewing
Smallest File Size downsamples images to low resolution suitable for on-screen use.
Question 7: Which export option converts all RGB content to CMYK using a defined destination profile?
- Setting Output > Color Conversion to Convert to Destination (Correct answer)
- Disabling color management
- Selecting No Color Conversion
- Choosing EPUB export
Correct answer: Setting Output > Color Conversion to Convert to Destination
Convert to Destination in the Output panel forces conversion to the chosen CMYK profile.
Adobe InDesign Preflighting and Exporting Files 3
Which PDF/X standard supports live transparency and ICC color management without flattening?