PrintMode Property.PrintMode Property

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Returns or sets a PbPrintMode constant that represents whether the specified publication is printed as a composite or separations. Read/write.

Syntax

expression.PrintMode

expression   A variable that represents a PrintMode Property object.

Return Value
PbPrintMode

Remarks

The PrintMode property applies to the publication only as it is currently being printed. This property is not saved with the publication, nor as an application setting.

The default value for the PrintMode property is pbPrintModeCompositeRGB. To specify pbPrintModeCompositeCMYK as the default value for future instances of Microsoft Office Publisher, use the PrintCMYKByDefault property.

This property corresponds to the Output control on the Separations tab of the Advanced Print Settings dialog box.

The PrintablePlates collection is generated when a publication's print mode is set to separations. The PrintablePlates collection represents the plates that will actually be printed for the publication, based on:

  • The plates (if any) you have defined for the publication
  • The advanced print options specified

If you specify separations as the print mode, you can specify which plates to print by using the InksToPrint property of the AdvancedPrintOptions object. You can also prevent printing plates for any pages where a color is not used by setting the PrintBlankPlates property.

PbPrintMode can be one of these PbPrintMode constants.
pbPrintModeCompositeCMYK Print a composite whose colors are defined by the CMYK color model.
pbPrintModeGrayscale Print a composite whose colors are defined as shades of gray.
pbPrintModeCompositeRGB Print a composite whose colors are defined by the RGB color model.
pbPrintModeSeparations Print a separate plate for each ink used in the publication.

Example

The following example tests to determine if the active publication has been set to print as separations. If it has, it is set to print only plates for the inks actually used in the publication, and to not print plates for any pages where a color is not used.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Sub PrintOnlyInksUsed
	With ActiveDocument.AdvancedPrintOptions
		If .PrintMode = pbPrintModeSeparations Then
			.InksToPrint = pbInksToPrintUsed
			.PrintBlankPlates = False
		End If
	End With
End Sub

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