TIP 27: Exporting a PDF from InDesign CS
PDF documents are often exported from InDesign CS for proofing, editing, or sending to a print shop. In InDesign CS, you can design both PDF styles and export styles.
Save Your Settings
For reference purposes, you can save the contents of an export setting by clicking Save Summary at the bottom of the Summary panel. A dialog opens where you can name and save the file, which is stored on your computer as a text file. |
To choose an export style, choose File > PDF Export Presets and select an option from the list (Figure 27a). InDesign uses the same naming as that seen in Acrobat 5, that is, eBook, Screen, Print, and Press. In addition, you can choose PDF/X standards and an Acrobat 6-compatible layered PDF option.
Figure 27a. InDesign CS includes a number of PDF export presets.
Choose File > Export and choose PDF from the Save As type pull-down list. Click Save to save the PDF using the source file's name and folder. The Export PDF dialog opens and shows the last selected preset in the Preset field at the top of the dialog. When you choose a preset, it remains the selected preset in the PDF Export settings until you select another option from the pull-down list. Click a heading in the column at the left of the dialog to show the preset's settings: General.
The General panel contains selections for basic settings such as version compatibility, as well as items you want to include, such as bookmarks and layers. If you choose Create Acrobat Layers on the General panel, the exported PDF document will contain the layers used in the original document. Compression.
Choose settings for monochrome, grayscale, and color images. Marks and Bleeds.
Define and specify inclusion of printer's marks and bleed settings.
Creating a New Preset
To create custom preset options in InDesign CS, choose File > PDF Export Presets > Define to open the Preset PDF Exports dialog and then click New to open the New PDF Export Preset dialog. The dialog offers the same panels as those used in the Export PDF dialog. Name the preset and choose the settings from the different panels; click a panel name in the listing at the left of the dialog. Click OK when you have finished configuring the settings. The dialog closes and your custom preset is added to the PDF Export Presets list. |
Advanced.
Select options for color, fonts, and OPI (Open Prepress Interface). Security.
Set document passwords and permissions from the Security panel. Summary.
The options under different classifications and headings chosen for the preset are listed in the Summary panel (Figure 27b).
Figure 27b. Modify existing presets or configure your own PDF export presets.
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