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Creating custom Adobe PDF settings
You may want to create custom conversion settings for certain jobs or output devices. The
selections you make determine such things as whether the document fonts are embedded and
subsetted at 100%, how vector objects and images are compressed and/or sampled, and
whether the resulting Adobe PDF file includes high-end printing information such as OPI
comments. For detailed information about all the settings, see Adobe PDF settings options.
Default settings files cannot be modified, but can be duplicated to help create new settings
files.
Note: If the PDF file is intended for high-end printing, ask your service provider for their
custom .joboptions file with the recommended output resolution and other settings. This way,
the PDF file you give them will have characteristics optimized for your print workflow.
To create custom Adobe PDF settings:
1. Do one of the following to access the Adobe PDF Settings options, depending on the
application or utility you're using:
● In Acrobat Distiller, select one of the predefined sets of options from the Default Settings
menu to use as a starting point, and then choose Settings > Edit Adobe PDF Settings.
● In authoring applications or utilities, target the Adobe PDF printer. (See Using the Adobe PDF
printer.)
● In the Acrobat PDFMaker dialog box, click Advanced Settings in the Settings tab. (See
Editing PDFMaker conversion settings (Windows).)
2. (Windows) To switch between settings, select Show All Settings at the bottom left, and then
select an Adobe PDF settings option from the list on the left.
Adobe PDF Settings dialog box (Windows) A. Predefined Adobe PDF settings B. Options panels
3. Change the desired options in the various panels:
● General options set Adobe PDF file compatibility, default page size (for EPS files), resolution,
and other file settings. (See General options.)
● Images options reduce file size by changing the way images, text, and line art are compressed.
(See Images options.)
● Fonts options affect font embedding. (See Fonts options.)
● Color options specify how to manage color. (See Color options.)
● Advanced options set DSC comment processing and other options that affect the conversion
from PostScript. (See Advanced options.)
● Standards options create PDF/A-compliant files for archiving, or PDF/X-compliant files for
more reliable prepress use. (See Standards options.)
4. To save your changes, do one of the following:
● Click OK to apply the changes to a new version of the current settings file.
● Click Save As to save the changes as a different Adobe PDF settings file. Enter a unique,
descriptive name for the new settings file, and then click Save. The new file is saved as a .
joboptions file in the same location as the default files.
By default, PDF settings files are saved in the following folders:
● (Windows) \Documents and Settings\All Users\Shared Documents\Adobe PDF 7.0\Settings
● (Mac OS) Library/Application Support/Adobe/PDF/Settings
Note: By default, the edited settings file uses the name of the Adobe PDF settings on which it
is based. For example, if you edit the Press Quality settings, your first custom conversion
settings are saved in a file named Press Quality (1).
To remove custom Adobe PDF settings files:
In Acrobat Distiller, choose Settings > Remove Adobe PDF Settings, and double-click the file
you want to remove.