Adobe 65057479 Setup Guide - Page 14

Step 3 - Export PDF

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Step 3 - Export PDF Once you've set up Bridge and InDesign, loaded the export presets and your document is ready, follow the steps below to create the PDF. Select File>Export This brings up a screen where you choose the file name, location where to export your PDF and the type of PDF. The best practice is to name the PDF with your publication and page or page range. Be sure not to start the file name with a space and use only "legal characters" (a-z, A-Z, 0-9 "_"and "-") Be sure to choose Adobe PDF (Print) as the format. In the Export Adobe PDF dialog box: Choose the DPL job options as your PDF Preset. Choose your page range (please only produce consecutive page ranges.) All information that was entered while making the reset is now being used. You will not need to make any changes to any of the tabs, but you will need to check your Ink Manager if there are unwanted spot colors in you Swatches panel. These usually come from advertisements/placed content. Ink Manager You can utilize your Ink Manager during file production, it can be accessed through your Swatches Menu or in the Output Tab of PDF Export. You can see all the Spot Colors used and set your document to produce "All Spots as Process" if you are working on a 4/Color job. Please open your PDF's and check that they represent the pages accurately after exporting. Be sure that you print your review lasers from the PDF files, not your application files to ensure final approval is accurate. If you have decided to not utilize InDesign's built in preflighting, you can preflight your files using Acrobat 8 or Enflocus PitStop. DPL settings for both are on our website. (See Step 4 for "Checking PDF's".) 14

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Step 3 — Export PDF
Once you’ve set up Bridge and InDesign, loaded the export pre-
sets and your document is ready, follow the steps below to create
the PDF.
Select File>Export
This brings up a screen where you choose the file name, loca-
tion where to export your PDF and the type of PDF.
The best
practice is to name the PDF with your publication and page or
page range.
Be sure not to start the file name with a space and
use only “legal characters” (a-z, A-Z, 0-9 “_”and “-”)
Be sure to
choose Adobe PDF (Print) as the format.
In the Export Adobe PDF dialog box:
Choose the DPL job options as
your PDF Preset.
Choose your page range (please only produce consecutive page ranges.)
All information that was entered while making the reset is now being
used.
You will not need to make any changes to any of the tabs, but you
will need to check your Ink Manager if there are unwanted spot colors
in you Swatches panel.
These usually come from advertisements/placed
content.
Ink Manager
You can utilize your Ink Manager during file production, it can be
accessed through your Swatches Menu or in the Output Tab of PDF
Export.
You can see all the Spot Colors used and set your document to produce
“All Spots as Process” if you are working on a 4/Color job.
Please open your PDF’s and check that they represent the pages accu-
rately after exporting.
Be sure that you print your review lasers from the
PDF files, not your application files to ensure final approval is accurate.
If you have decided to not utilize InDesign’s built in preflighting, you can
preflight your files using Acrobat 8 or Enflocus PitStop. DPL settings for both are on our website.
(See Step 4 for “Checking PDF’s”.)