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About predefined Adobe PDF styles
For your convenience, InDesign includes four predefined styles for creating Adobe PDF
files. The settings in these styles are designed to balance file size with quality, depending
on how the Adobe PDF file is to be used. You can also create Adobe PDF styles with
custom settings.
Check your InDesign Adobe PDF settings periodically using the Summary panel in the
Export PDF dialog box. InDesign always uses the settings from the last PDF export; it
doesn't automatically revert to the default settings.
eBook Creates Adobe PDF files that will be read primarily on-screen—on desktop or
laptop computers or eBook readers, for example. This set of options balances file size
against image resolution to produce a relatively small, self-contained file; compresses all
information; converts all colors to RGB, or to Monitor RGB (if color management is
enabled); and embeds subsets of all fonts used in the file (except the Base 14 fonts). Adobe
PDF files created with the eBook options are compatible with Acrobat 5.0, and Adobe
eBook Reader 2.2 and later.
Screen Creates compact Adobe PDF files that will be displayed on the World Wide Web or
an intranet, or that will be distributed through an e-mail system for on-screen viewing.
This set of options uses compression, downsampling, and a relatively low resolution to
create an Adobe PDF file that is as small as possible; converts all colors to RGB, or to
Monitor RGB (if color management is enabled); embeds subsets of all fonts used in the file
(except the Base 14 fonts); maintains compatibility with Acrobat 4.0 and later; and
optimizes files for byte serving.
Print Creates Adobe PDF files that are intended for desktop printers, digital copiers, and
CD-ROM publishing; you can also send them to clients as publishing proofs. In this set of
options, file size is still important, but it is not the only objective. This set of options uses
compression and downsampling to keep a file size down; leaves colors unchanged;
embeds subsets of all fonts used in the file; and prints at medium resolution to create a
reasonably accurate rendition of the original document.
Press Creates Adobe PDF files that will be printed to imagesetters or platesetters as high-
quality final output. In this case, file size is not a consideration. The objective is to maintain
all of the information in an Adobe PDF file that a commercial printer or service provider
will need to print the document correctly. This set of options leaves color unchanged;
embeds all fonts used in the file; prints at a higher resolution; and uses other settings to
preserve the maximum amount of information contained in the original document.
Note: Before creating an Adobe PDF file to send to a commercial printer or service
provider, check with the provider to find out what the output resolution and other settings
should be. You may need to customize the export settings for a particular provider, and
then provide them with a style file.
Creating custom Adobe PDF styles
You can create and save Adobe PDF styles, making it easy to back them up or to make
them available to your service providers, clients, or others in your workgroup. You can edit
existing styles (except the four predefined styles), and load existing styles for use in your
InDesign document.
To open the PDF Styles dialog box:
Choose File > PDF Styles.
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