Override or restore default trapping settings

1. Select the foreground object or text whose trapping settings you want to override.
2. On the Tools menu, point to Commercial Printing Tools, point to Registration Settings, and then click Per Object.
3. Click the arrow in the box next to the item you want to change (for example, Border, Fill, Contents, or Text), and then click one of the following:
   • Default
   • Overprint
   • Knockout
   • Custom
4. If you chose Custom in step 3, choose the Placement and type the Width you want in the appropriate boxes.
5. Click Close.

The per object settings you set for an object or text apply to all colors the object or text overlaps.

1. Select the objects or text with the trapping you want to restore to the default settings.
2. On the Tools menu, point to Commercial Printing Tools, point to Registration Settings, and then click Per Object.
3. For each trapping setting you want to restore, click the arrow in the box next to the item you want to change (for example, Border, Fill, Contents, or Text), and then click Default.
4. Click Close.

1. On the Tools menu, point to Commercial Printing Tools, point to Registration Settings, and then click Publication.
2. Select the Automatic trapping check box, and then enter the changes you want.

   The changes you make affect the entire publication.

3. Click OK.

1. On the Tools menu, point to Commercial Printing Tools, point to Registration Settings, and then click Publication.
2. Select the Automatic trapping check box, and then click Reset All.
3. Click OK.

   Publisher restores automatic trapping default settings and removes all individual object trapping settings.

1. On the Tools menu, point to Commercial Printing Tools, point to Registration Settings, and then click Publication.
2. Select the Automatic trapping check box.
3. Under Trapping settings, type or select a value in the Width box.
4. In the Indeterminate box, type or select the width you want.

   Publisher uses the indeterminate trap width when one of the colors being trapped is a gradient, pattern, or imported graphic.

5. Click OK.