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.