Adobe Photoshop CS2 On Demand [Electronic resources]

Andy Anderson; Steve Johnson

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Creating a PDF File

There are times when you want to create a slide show of your latest summer vacation and distribute it via e-mail or CD. You have the entire image collection in a folder; they're ready to go, but you need a format to place all of the images, so that your Macintosh and Windows relatives can open. The answer is

PDF (Portable Document File). The PDF format from Adobe lets you create a slide show presentation or individual documents that can be opened by literally any computer or operating system using Adobe Acrobat Reader (free at www.adobe.com). Photoshop and ImageReady recognize two types of PDF files: Generic PDF (multiple pages and images) and Photoshop PDF (single image only). Adobe provides standard presets () to make PDFs quick and easy, and you can even create your own customized presets.

Create a PDF Presentation

Open Photoshop (it is not necessary to open a document).

Click the

File menu, point to

Automate , and then click

PDF

Presentation .

Select the

Add Open Files check box to add any active files, or click

Browse to select the files.

To remove any images from the current Source Files List, click a file, and then click

Remove .

To change its presentation stacking order, drag a file in the list.

Click the

Presentation option.

Select the

Advance Every

XX

Seconds check box to select how long each image is displayed.

Select the

Loop After Last Page check box to loop the show.

Click the

Transition list arrow, and then select a slide transition.

Click

Save .

Specify a name and location for the show, and then click

Save .

The Save Adobe PDF dialog box opens.

Select from the general options ():

  • Adobe PDF Preset. Click to select a pre-defined compression (Smallest File Size) recommended.

  • Standard. Click to select the PDF standard to be compliant with (None, recommended).

  • Compatibility. Click to select a version of the PDF reader application to be compatible with (5.0, recommended).

  • Description. Enter a new description, if desired.

Select from the other PDF options ():

  • Preserve Photoshop Editing Capabilities. Disabled for PDF presentations.

  • Embed Page Thumbnails. Check to add thumbnails to the presentation (larger file size, and not necessary).

  • Optimize For Fast Web Preview. Check to optimize for viewing on the Web (recommended).

  • View PDF After Saving. Check to view the presentation, after it's created.

Click

Compression to modify compression values (typically not required),

Output to set color management and PDF/X (for pre-press/postscript) options,

Security to set passwords and print options, and

Summary to review your settings.

To create your own presets, click

Save Preset , enter a name, and then click

Save .

Click

Save

PDF to start your PDF presentation.

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For Your Information

Saving a File in

PDF

Format

In addition to creating a PDF presentation with multiple images, you can save an individual file in Photoshop PDF format (). Instead of using the PDF Presentation command, you use the Save As command; the process is very similar. Open the document you want to use, click the File menu, click Save As, click the Format list arrow, click Photoshop PDF, select a Color option (if you want to embed a color profile or use the profile with the Proof Setup command), and then click Save. If necessary, click OK to the override alert message. In the Save Adobe PDF dialog box, select the options you want (see steps 12-14 on this page for details), and the click Save PDF.

Creating and Working with Custom

PDF

Presets

If you need to create specialized PDFs, you can create your own PDF presets () to make the job easier. Click the Edit menu, click Adobe PDF Presets, click New to create a preset, or select a preset and click Edit (you can't edit the default presets). In the Save Adobe PDF dialog box, select the options you want (see steps 12-14 for details), name and save (if necessary), and then exit the dialogs. Adobe PDF presets are saved as files with a .joboptions extension, which can be used by all CS2 programs using the Load button.