Customize adobe pdf presets, Load adobe pdf presets, Load pdf presets – Adobe InDesign CS5 User Manual
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resolution. Note that Windows font subsets are not embedded by default. PDF files created with this settings file can
be opened in Acrobat 5.0 and Acrobat Reader 5.0 and later.
For more information about shared PDF settings for Creative Suite components, see the PDF Integration Guide on
the Creative Suite DVD.
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.
2 Do one of the following:
•
To create a new preset, click New. If you want to base the new preset on an existing preset, select the preset first. Set
PDF options, and click
OK. (See “
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To edit an existing custom preset, select the preset and click Edit. (You cannot edit the default presets.) Set PDF
options, and click
OK.
•
To delete a preset, select it and click Delete.
•
To save a preset in a location other than the default Settings folder in the Adobe PDF folder, select it and click Save
As. Specify a location and click Save.
Alternatively, you can create a custom preset when you save a PDF file by clicking Save Preset at the bottom of the
Export Adobe PDF dialog box. Enter a name for the preset and click
OK.
Load Adobe PDF presets
New PDF presets (.joboptions files) that you create are stored in the Settings folder in the following locations:
Windows XP
Documents and Settings\[username]\Application Data\Adobe\Adobe PDF
Windows Vista and Windows 7
Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe PDF
Mac
OS
User/[username]/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe PDF
These presets automatically appear in the Adobe PDF Presets menu.
Supplementary InDesign PDF presets are installed in the system’s Adobe PDF\Extras folder. Use your system search
utility to locate additional .joboptions files. You may also receive custom PDF presets from service providers and
colleagues. For these presets to be listed in the Adobe PDF Presets menu, they must be moved to the Settings folder
either manually or by using the Load command.
Load PDF presets
The Load command is useful if you want to load PDF presets that someone sent you, or to load PDF presets from
InDesign CS2.
1 Choose File
> Adobe PDF Presets
> Define.
2 Click Load and select the .joboptions file you want to load.
The .joboptions file is copied to the Settings folder where new PDF presets are stored.
To make a .joboptions file available in the Adobe PDF Presets menu, you can also drag it to the Settings folder where
your PDF presets are stored.