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U  J D F (JDF)

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Configuring JDF files

To configure a new JDF file:

1. Create a new JDF le, as described in “Creating JDF les.”

2. Click New in the JDF Job Denitions dialog box. en select New to

create a blank JDF le.

3. Choose an option:

•Select Based On e Document: [Filename] to create a JDF les based

on the PDF le you have open. Acrobat automatically lls in the

Section and File data, but you must manually complete the product

data.

•Select Based On e Job Denition: [Filename] to create a JDF le

using an existing JDF le as a template. Seings for preighting and

PDF conversion are embedded, but you must manually enter Product,

Section, and File data.

4. Enter a name for the JDF le and specify a location for it. en, click

Create And Edit to open the Edit JDF Job Denition dialog box.

5. Enter the product information on the General tab. Enter billing

information and add contacts on the Customer Info tab.

Adding a Section

Each JDF file must have one or more sections. Create a section for each

file or for each set of files that has a different page size and orientation,

media settings, duplex policy, scaling percentage, or set of inks.

To add a section, click Add Section at the bottom of the Edit JDF Job

Definition dialog box. Name the section and enter its settings. Use the

Ink tab to specify the inks used: select a color standard, such as CMYK,

and then add any spot colors (including varnishes) used in the section.

To add a PDF file or native file to the section, click Add File, and then

browse to the file you want to add. Add files in sequential order. To

change the order, select a file name and click Move Up or Move Down.

Submitting the Job

When you’ve added all the sections and the files, arranged the files in

sequential order, and included all the information you have, you are

ready to submit the job. Select the JDF file in the JDF Job Definition

dialog box, and click Submit. Acrobat X Pro converts PDFs and native

InDesign files listed in the JDF file into PDF files using the PDF

conversion settings specified in the JDF file. If the verification option is

selected in the submission settings, Acrobat compares the JDF file to

the content of the files and reports any inconsistencies. If the Preflight

option is selected, Acrobat preflights the file using the Preflight profile

specified in the JDF file or the submission settings and displays a

detailed preflight report. Then Acrobat packages the file and submits it

as a MIME file or uploads it to the location specified in the Submission

Setup dialog box. For more information, as well as case studies, see the

JDF white paper at http://www.adobe.com/products/jdf.

Including InDesign Files in a JDF Job Submission

In addition to handling PDFs, a JDF job submission can include native InDesign les. Acrobat

earmarks InDesign les with the specied JDF information, which is incorporated when you

export PDFs from InDesign.

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