Adobe 22020807 User Guide - Page 483

USING ACROBAT 9 PRO 477 Preflight • To add a check to the profile, select the check in the right panel, click the left-facing arrow, and adjust the alert type, if needed, from the pop-up menu at the lower left of the dialog box. The alert type, which is Error by default, specifies what kind of alert the Preflight tool displays if it finds a mismatch. You can add as many checks as needed. • To remove a check from the profile, select it in the left panel, and click the right-facing arrow. • Double-click a check to edit it. More Help topics "About preflight profiles" on page 467 "Lock, unlock, and password-protect profiles" on page 471 "See where a check or property is used" on page 478 "Correcting problem areas" on page 478 Create or modify custom checks Although you can modify any unlocked predefined check, it's best to leave the predefined checks as they were configured. Instead, you can create a new check or base a check on an existing one. Note: Checks with locks are in locked profiles and cannot be edited until the profiles that use the check are all unlocked. Create a custom check for a profile 1 In the Profiles panel of the Preflight dialog box, click the Select Profiles button . 2 Select a profile and click the Edit button next to the profile name. 3 If necessary, choose Unlocked from the pop-up menu. 4 On the left side of the dialog box, under the profile, select Custom Checks. 5 In the Preflight Edit Profile dialog box, under Custom Checks In This Profile, do one of the following: • In the list of checks, click the New icon . • To base the new check on an existing one, select a check and click the Duplicate icon . 6 In the left side of the New/Duplicate Check dialog box, do any of the following, as needed: • Type the message you want to display when the check finds a mismatch (fires) and when it doesn't find a mismatch. For example, if you're defining a check against the use of spot colors, your message when no mismatch is found could be "Document has no spot colors." • Type an explanation for the check. • Select the items to apply the check to. 7 On the right side of the dialog box, select a group, select a property for the group, and then click Add. Create a single check 1 In the Profiles panel of the Preflight dialog box, click the Select Single Checks button . 2 Choose Options > Create New Preflight Check. 3 On the right side of the dialog box, select a group, select a property for the group, and then click Add. The new single check appears in the group appropriate to its group and property. Last updated 9/30/2011