While you have your file open in Indesign, you can use the preflight tool to check the document you created in Indesign. Select the File Tab at the top of your Indesign file and select Preflight on the drop down menu.
Next you have a box pop up with Summary, Fonts, Links and Images, Colors and Inks, Print Settings, and External Plug-ins. In the preflight summary it will tell you if you have any images missing, embedded and how many use RGB mode. This will prevent you from sending the file with RGB photos to the printers.
Also the preflight tool tells you how many fonts you use and if you have any missing, embedded, incomplete or Protected.
Next is the Colors and Inks section, this is handy if you have created what you thought was a 2color job, but you actually have 1 process color and 2 spot inks. If you run into this problem go to the Separations Palette and check to find where the extra color is. That way you can fix it and save time in the prepress department. This can save you money also.
The Print Settings button is next. This gives you details of what is set in the file, for example: bleed, reader spreads, page position Color, Trapping mode, etc.
You can also do a report to send to the printers with your Indesign file. It helps to use the Preflight tool in Indesign to help speed up the process of getting your files through the prepress department of your printers.
Hope this helps with the tool in Indesign! Have a great week!
Nikki
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