Adobe 29500007 - Creative Suite 3 Design Premium Manual page 20

CREATInG ADOBE PDF FILES
Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF)
is a key technology in both print and
web publishing. You can use Adobe
PDF as an integral part of your workflow
to streamline document distribution
and review, print high-resolution output,
archive documents, and more.
Use Adobe PDF files for:
Electronic Distribution: Post to the
Internet, or review in real time, via e-mail
or server.
Printing: Print proofs with a desktop
printer. Prepare files for prepress and
high-end output converting to industry-
standard PDF/X formats, and create JDF
for workflow automation—all by using
Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional.
PDF: Combine with other PDF files,
or assemble into PDF packages. Archive
and retrieve documents.
1 Adobe Creative suite 3 Design Premium and Standard Workflow Guide
Creating PDF files
Generating PDF files is simple, thanks
to a consistent user interface in Creative
Suite components and shared PDF
presets that contain optimal settings
for typical output needs.
Follow these steps to create a PDF file
from Creative Suite:
1
Choose one of the following
options from the File menu:
Illustrator—Choose Save As and
select Adobe PDF (pdf ) as the format.
Photoshop—Choose Save As and select
Photoshop PDF as the format.
InDesign—Choose Export and select
Adobe PDF as the format. You can also
select a profile name from the PDF
Export Presets submenu.
2
Name the file, select a destination
folder, and click Save or Export.
3
In the Adobe PDF Options dialog box,
choose a PDF preset that meets the needs
of the intended use of your PDF, or create
or load a custom PDF preset.
To retain layers when you convert to
PDF, make sure that Compatibility is set
to Acrobat 6 (PDF 1.5) or later, and
that Create Acrobat Layers is selected
in the Export PDF dialog box.
4
Customize any of the settings, or click
Save or Export to finish.