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Why is my backshadowed/multi layer text not displaying properly

Nathan Virtue
posted this on August 05, 2011 09:48 am

You may see your text/graphic objects not displaying correctly after conversion.

Effects could be:

Backshadow showing on the top layer

Inconsistent text/object colour

The problem is likely related to transparencies that were not flattened.  Transparencies can lead to problems upon conversion because our system may not understand which layers to display.

Always make sure you flatten all transparencies in your pages during the design phase.

You can also do this post PDF page creation using Adobe Acrobat's PREFLIGHT tool.

PRINT PRODUCTION>PREFLIGHT>PDF FIXUPS>Flatten transparency (high resolution)