Adobe InDesign Preflighting and Exporting Files 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In the Preflight panel, what does a red circle icon next to the document name indicate?
- The document has errors that violate the active profile (Correct answer)
- The document is read-only
- The document is being saved
- Preflight is disabled
Correct answer: The document has errors that violate the active profile
A red circle means the active preflight profile has detected one or more errors in the document.
Question 2: Which menu lets you create a custom preflight profile in InDesign?
- Window > Output > Preflight, then Define Profiles (Correct answer)
- File > Document Setup
- Edit > Preferences
- Object > Effects
Correct answer: Window > Output > Preflight, then Define Profiles
Custom profiles are defined from the Preflight panel menu's Define Profiles option.
Question 3: When exporting to PDF, which preset is best suited for high-quality commercial printing?
- PDF/X-1a or Press Quality (Correct answer)
- Smallest File Size
- PDF/A
- Standard
Correct answer: PDF/X-1a or Press Quality
Press Quality and PDF/X-1a presets preserve high resolution and CMYK for commercial print.
Question 4: What is the minimum effective resolution warning a preflight profile typically checks for in raster images?
- Images below a set ppi threshold like 300 (Correct answer)
- Images above 72 ppi
- Vector graphics scaling
- Spot color count
Correct answer: Images below a set ppi threshold like 300
Preflight can flag images whose effective resolution falls below a defined minimum, often 300 ppi for print.
Question 5: Which export format preserves live text and is ideal for digital reading on multiple screen sizes?
- EPUB (Reflowable) (Correct answer)
- JPEG
- PDF/X-4
- PostScript
Correct answer: EPUB (Reflowable)
Reflowable EPUB keeps text live and adapts content to different screen sizes.
Question 6: What does enabling 'Use Document Bleed Settings' during PDF export do?
- Includes the bleed area defined in Document Setup in the exported PDF (Correct answer)
- Removes all margins
- Converts spot colors to process
- Flattens transparency
Correct answer: Includes the bleed area defined in Document Setup in the exported PDF
It exports the artwork extending into the bleed region as set in Document Setup.
Question 7: A live preflight profile flags an overset text frame. What does this mean?
- Text exceeds the frame and is not fully visible (Correct answer)
- The frame has no fill
- The text is too small
- The frame is locked
Correct answer: Text exceeds the frame and is not fully visible
Overset text means there is more content than the frame can display, so some is hidden.
Adobe InDesign Preflighting and Exporting Files 2
In the Preflight panel, what does a red circle icon next to the document name indicate?