Printing with custom profiles

Printing with a custom profile (for a specific paper and a specific printer) can potentially produce the best print results. Custom profiles are usually created using a third-party measuring instrument and software.

To color-manage a document while printing with custom profiles:

1. Open the document in Photoshop.
2. Choose File > Print with Preview.
3. Select Show More Options and choose Color Management from the menu.
4. In the Source Space area, select Document to reproduce document colors as interpreted by the profile currently assigned to the document.
5. In the Print Space area of the Print dialog box, choose the custom profile from the Profile menu.
6. For Intent, choose a rendering intent to use when converting colors to the destination color space. For more information on rendering intents, see Handling colors with a rendering intent.
7. Click the Print button. A second Print dialog box (for setting printer options) opens.
8. On Windows, click the Properties button to access the printer driver options. On Mac OS, use the pop-up menu to access the printer driver options. Set the print options for the quality you want. Since Photoshop is handling the color adjustment or color management options during printing, turn off all printer driver color adjustment options.
9. Click the Print button.