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Object level overprinting
You can separately specify overprint for the line and fill colors of an object.

To overprint the line on an object, select the object then:

• Right click and choose "IMAGESETTING" > "OVERPRINT LINE"
• Or choose "UTILITIES -> IMAGESETTING -> OVERPRINT LINE".
• Or right click the object, then choose "IMAGESETTING -> OVERPRINT LINE".
To overprint the fill on an object, select the object then:

• Right click and choose "IMAGESETTING" > "OVERPRINT FILL"
• Or choose "UTILITIES -> IMAGESETTING -> OVERPRINT FILL".
• Or right click the object, then choose "IMAGESETTING -> OVERPRINT FILL".

To turn off overprint on an object, just select the relevant option again. You can overprint
both the line and a fill on an object if required. The object’s fill and/or line will then not
knock-out the colors any colors below it. Overprinting the fill is most commonly used to
overprint dark colored text.
Overprinting the line is the normal way of avoiding out of register printing. The print
company can tell you the tolerance to allow (usually 0.5pt to lpt). The line color depends
on the background and object colors. Unless you want a specific line color, set the line to
the lighter color.

Ink-level overprinting

Xara Designer Pro X has two ink-level overprint options:
• Overprint everything, including tints, in the specified ink color. Set in the SEPARATIONS
dialog box (see above). This option is rarely useful, but works in the reverse of object-
level overprinting. For example if you select Cyan to be overprinted, it will cause cyan
to not be knocked-out.
• Always overprint black (everything over 95% Key). Set in the IMAGESETTING dialog
box. Black is a relatively opaque ink and overprinting reduces registration problems.
This option is particularly useful if you have a lot of black text. If your document has
large areas of solid black, overprinting all black can cause problems with over-inking
on the press.

Printing on all plates
PRINT ON ALL PLATES is known in some programs as REGISTRATION BLACK.

You sometimes want an object to appear on all separations. To do this, select the object
then right click and select "IMAGESETTING" > "PRINT ON ALL PLATES" or choose "UTILITIES -
> IMAGESETTING -> PRINT ON ALL PLATES".

The object color changes to black or gray, depending on its original color, to remind you
that PRINT ON ALL PLATES is applied.