PrintPlate Property

Returns or sets True if the printable plate is set to print. The default is True. Read/write Boolean.

expression.PrintPlate

expression    Required. An expression that returns a PrintablePlate object.

Remarks

This property corresponds to the Print plate check boxes on the Separations tab of the Advanced Print Settings dialog box.

Example

The following example returns a spot color plate and sets several of its properties. The example assumes that separations have been specified as the active publication's print mode.

    Sub SetPlatePropertiesByInkName()

Dim pplPlate As PrintablePlate
ActiveDocument.AdvancedPrintOptions.UseCustomHalftone = True

    Set pplPlate = ActiveDocument.AdvancedPrintOptions.PrintablePlates.FindPlateByInkName(pbInkNameSpot3)
    
    With pplPlate
        .Angle = 75
        .Frequency = 133
        .PrintPlate = True
    End With

End Sub