Thanks for the suggestion. I printed out one page in color without ³soft proof² and one page with ³soft proof² checked. They both printed out the same. Theresa On 12/08/09 1:59 PM, "Paul Thomas" <paul_thomas@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Theresa > > i seem to remember once being able to use a 'proof' setting to use > less ink? It doesn't seem to exist now though in Preview there is a > box called 'Soft Proof' - maybe this will do it? Have you tried this? --- MUGLO information at <http://www.freewebs.com/muglo> Manage your account options at <//www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi>