How to export PDF files from Adobe InDesign CS2
(Settings are based on InDesign CS2 on Mac OS 10.3.9, settings for InDesign CS, OS X 4.x or Windows XP may differ and may need customization depending on print job.)
- Click on File + Export or on the keyboard press CMD + E.
- Save the file at desired location in Adobe PDF format after naming it appropriately.
- Go to General: at Adobe PDF Preset choose [Press Quality]; uncheck “Optimize for Fast Web View”.
- Now choose Compression: For Compression for Color Images and Grayscale Images choose “Zip”, leave other defaults as they are.
Note: Leave CCITT Group 4 for Monochrome Images.
- Choose Marks and Bleeds: In All Printer’s Marks: check Crop Marks, Registration Marks and Page Information; set Offset to 12 pt (0.1667 in) and Bleed to 0.125 in.
- Output: Color Conversion: No Color Conversion; Profile Inclusion Policy: Don’t Include Profiles.
- Advanced: leave defaults.
- Security: leave defaults.
- Click Save Preset and type Print Pelican Magazine Printing PDF. (Choosing the Print Pelican Magazine Printing PDF preset the next time you export to PDF will recall all these settings.)
- Click Export.
- Well Done! You have created an InDesign Export Preset and exported your InDesign file to PDF successfully.
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