Adobe ACROBAT 9 HOW-TOS Manual page 122

4. Select the "Create report and save in success folder" check box and
then click Settings to open the Preflight: Report Settings dialog:
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Specify the type of report—PDF, XML, or Text.
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Include an overview or details.
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For a detailed report, select a method for highlighting problems
using a mask, a comment, or layers.
5. Click OK and return to the Droplet Setup dialog. The report settings
now appear in the dialog.
6. Choose options for a test that generates errors. Your choices are dupli-
cates of the ones offered for a successful test.
7. Click Save; the "Save droplet as" dialog opens. Choose a location to
store the droplet and click Save to create it.
When you want to test a file, locate and select the file on your com-
puter. Then drag it to the Droplet icon. Acrobat starts and tests the file.
Depending on the outcome and your settings, the file is processed and
saved, and reports are generated (Figure 43b).
Commands executed
Information about
processed file
Figure 43b The Preflight droplet evaluated the file and added the fixup—in this
case, adding separate layers for different types of objects.
Results show
Type of profile three layers
New text
layer toggled off
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Modifying Droplets
Sometimes your require-
ments change, and you need
to make a change to a drop-
let. It's easy—in the Preflight
dialog, click Options to open
its menu, and choose Edit
Preflight Droplet. Locate and
select the EXE file you want
to change to open the Edit
Droplet dialog, where you'll
find the same settings as
those shown in Figure 43a
with one addition. If you'd
like to save the droplet into
your Preflight profiles, click
Capture, select the Group
from the pop-up menu, and
click OK. When you've fin-
ished editing the droplet,
click Save to update it.
Share and Share Alike
If you are involved in a group
project, using the same
criteria for processing files
can certainly save time and
decrease error. A Preflight
droplet is an independent
executable file that performs
a Preflight task that you
can e-mail or distribute as
you like.
From the Library of Daniel Dadian