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Exporting and publishing

Last updated 6/6/2015

PDF/X-3 This preset creates a PDF based on the ISO standard PDF/X-3:2002. The PDF created in this setting can be

opened in Acrobat 4.0 and Acrobat Reader 4.0 or later.

PDF/X-4 (2008) This preset creating ISO PDF/X-4:2008 files supports live transparency (transparency is not flattened)

and ICC color management. PDF files exported with this preset are in PDF 1.4 format for CS5 and PDF 1.6 format for

CS5.5 and later. Images are downsampled and compressed and fonts are embedded in the same manner as with the

PDF/X-1a and PDF/X-3 settings. You can create PDF/X-4:2008 compliant PDF files directly from Creative Suite 4 and

5 components including Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop. Acrobat 9 Pro provides facilities to validate and preflight

PDF files for PDF/X-4:2008 compliance as well as convert non-PDF/X files to PDF/X-4:2008 if possible.

Adobe recommends PDF/X-4:2008 as the optimal PDF file format for reliable PDF print publishing workflows.

Press Quality Creates PDF files for high-quality print production (for example, for digital printing or for separations

to an imagesetter or platesetter), but does not create files that are PDF/X-compliant. In this case, the quality of the

content is the highest consideration. The objective is to maintain all the information in a PDF file that a commercial

printer or print service provider needs in order to print the document correctly. This set of options uses PDF 1.4,

converts colors to CMYK, downsamples color and grayscale images to 300 ppi and monochrome images to 1200 ppi,

embeds subsets of all fonts, and preserves transparency (for file types capable of transparency).

These PDF files can be opened in Acrobat 5.0 and Acrobat Reader 5.0 and later.

Note: Before creating an Adobe PDF file to send to a commercial printer or print service provider, find out what the output

resolution and other settings should be, or ask for a .joboptions file with the recommended settings. You might need to

customize the Adobe PDF settings for a particular provider and then provide a .joboptions file of your own.

Smallest File Size Creates PDF files for displaying on the web, an intranet, or for email distribution. This set of options

uses compression, downsampling, and a relatively low image resolution. It converts all colors to sRGB and embeds

fonts. It also optimizes files for byte serving. For best results, avoid using this preset if you intend to print the PDF file.

These PDF files can be opened in Acrobat 5.0 and Acrobat Reader 5.0 and later.

Magazine Ads 2006 (Japan) This preset creates a PDF based on the creation rules designed by Digital Data Delivery

committee.

Standard (Acrobat only) Creates PDF files to be printed to desktop printers or digital copiers, published on a CD, or

sent to a client as a publishing proof. This set of options uses compression and downsampling to keep the file size down,

but also embeds subsets of all (allowed) fonts used in the file, converts all colors to sRGB, and prints to a medium

resolution. Note that Windows font subsets are not embedded by default. PDF files created with this settings file can be

opened in Acrobat 6.0 and Acrobat Reader 6.0 and later.

Customize Adobe PDF presets

Although the default PDF presets are based on best practices, you may discover that your workflow, or perhaps your

printer’s workflow, requires specialized PDF settings that aren’t available via any of the built-in presets. If this is the case,

you or your service provider can create custom presets. Adobe PDF presets are saved as .joboptions files.

1 Choose File > Adobe PDF Presets > Define.

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