Adobe CS5.5 (v.7.5) Windows Upgrade NO 65103934 User Manual
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65103934
Exporting PDF files
Adobe PDF has long been the backbone
of the professional
publishing workflow, allowing designers an easy method for sharing
documents with printers, colleagues, and readers. The Adobe PDF
format is strong yet flexible, suitable for both print and onscreen
purposes. From its creation, Adobe InDesign was designed to
import and export PDF files better than any other application.
You can export a publication as a
single PDF file directly from InDesign,
without the need for Adobe Acrobat®
Distiller®. This makes for easier and
more consistent PDF creation, includ-
ing industry standards such as PDF/X.
To export an InDesign document as
a PDF file, choose File > Export. If
your document is destined primarily
for print output, then choose Adobe
PDF (Print) from the Format menu.
If your document contains interac-
tive elements, such as buttons, and
imported SWF animations, choose
Adobe PDF (Interactive) from the
Format menu.
To export a book or selected chapters
in a book, choose Export Book To
PDF from the book panel menu.
Print PDF
After you choose Adobe PDF (Print)
from the Format menu and click
OK, the Export Adobe PDF dialog
box appears. The wide range of PDF
export options may seem over-
whelming at first, but the built-in
presets offer an easy way to create
high-quality PDF files quickly.
Choosing PDF/X-1a from the Adobe
Choosing PDF/X-1a from the Adobe
PDF Preset pop-up menu converts
all colors to CMYK plus spot colors.
Choosing PDF/X-3 maintains RGB
colors in the file and includes color
profiles. Both options result in all
transparency being flattened. Use
PDF/X-4 to maintain transparency for
Adobe PDF Print Engine output.
If objects bleed off the side of your
If objects bleed off the side of your
page, be sure that is accounted for
in the Marks And Bleeds pane of the
Export Adobe PDF dialog box. That
pane also lets you place print marks
(such as crop marks and page infor-
mation) around your page.
You can save the settings you make
You can save the settings you make
in this dialog box by clicking Save
Preset. The presets you create can
also be used in other Creative Suite
applications. To create a PDF file
based on a preset without seeing the
dialog box, hold down the Shift key
while choosing the preset from the
File > Adobe PDF Presets menu.
Note that InDesign saves your PDF
Note that InDesign saves your PDF
file in the background, so you can
keep working. For large documents,
you can view the export progress by
choosing Window > Utilities > Back-
ground Tasks.
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