InDesign

Assign a trap preset to pages

You can assign a trap preset to a document or to a range of pages in a document. Pages with no abutting colors will print faster if you disable trapping on those pages. Trapping doesn’t actually occur until you print the document.

Trap assignments list the presets you have applied to various pages; the trap assignments are updated each time you click Assign.

  1. In the Trap Presets panel, choose Assign Trap Preset in the panel menu.
  2. For Trap Preset, choose the preset you want to apply.
  3. Select the pages to which you want to apply the trap preset.
  4. Click Assign, and then click Done.
Note: If you click Done without clicking Assign, the dialog box closes without making any changes to the trap assignments. Trap assignments previously made using the Assign button are preserved.