Adobe Acrobat 9 PRO Extended - Manual (Page 512)

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Preflight
Last updated 9/30/2011
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“ Processing in batches ” on page 355
“ Create a results report ” on page 486
Create and edit a droplet for running a preflight inspection
When you inspect files using a droplet, you can separate successful files from problem files, and review results in an
optional report.
More Help topics
“ Create a results report ” on page 486
Create a droplet
1 Choose Create Preflight Droplet from the Options menu in the Preflight dialog box.
2 Choose a Preflight profile from the pop-up menu. Create a new one if the exact profile you need is not listed.
3 Specify settings for handling the PDFs after the preflight inspection, and then save the droplet.
Edit droplet settings
1 Double-click the Droplet icon , or choose Edit Preflight Droplet from the Options menu of the Preflight dialog box.
2 Change the settings you want to modify, and then save the droplet.
Droplet settings
Use the droplet options to specify how the Preflight tool processes PDFs when you drag them onto the Droplet icon.
Note: You also specify these options when you run a preflight inspection using batch processing. (See “ Processing in
batches ” on page 355.)
Keep Profile [profile] Uses the currently selected profile for the preflight inspection.
Capture Inserts the profile being used in the droplet into the profile list under the Imported Profiles category.
Change Profile Provides a menu of all available profiles. You can select a different profile for the preflight inspection.
Run Preflight Profile Without Applying Fixups Inspects and reports on problems without correcting them. This option
is available only if you choose a profile that includes a fixup for correcting problems.
Copy PDF File Places a copy of the PDF in the Success or Error folder.
Move PDF File Moves the inspected PDF to the Success or Error folder.
Save Alias Of PDF File Places a link to the PDF in the Success or Error folder, so that the original file is not moved from
its location.
Create Report And Save In Success/Error Folder Lets you specify the type of report and amount of detail. This report
indicates the results of the preflight inspection.
Settings Lets you change report options.
Success/Error Folder Lets you specify a folder and location for the files and optional reports.
Display A Summary PDF Creates a report of files that generated mismatches during the inspection. The report
indicates the location of each file; the path to the file is an active link.