Operation Manual

Creating PDFs

Last updated 4/7/2015

Report As Error (Acrobat Pro DC) Flags the PostScript file as noncompliant if one of the reporting options is selected

and a trim box or art box is missing from any page.

Set TrimBox To MediaBox With Offsets (Acrobat Pro DC) Computes values for the trim box based on the offsets for the

media box of respective pages if neither the trim box nor art box is specified. The trim box is always as small as or

smaller than the enclosing media box.

Set BleedBox To MediaBox (Acrobat Pro DC) Uses the media box values for the bleed box if the bleed box is not

specified.

Set BleedBox To TrimBox With Offsets (Acrobat Pro DC) Computes values for the bleed box based on the offsets for the

trim box of respective pages if the bleed box is not specified. The bleed box is always as large as or larger than the

enclosed trim box. This option uses the units specified on the General panel of the Adobe PDF Settings dialog box.

Output Intent Profile Name (Acrobat Pro DC) Indicates the characterized printing condition for which the document

has been prepared, and is required for PDF/X compliance. If a document doesn’t specify an output intent profile name,

Distiller uses the selected value from this menu. If your workflow requires that the document specify the output intent,

choose None.

Output Condition Identifier (Acrobat Pro DC) Indicates the reference name that is specified by the registry of the output

intent profile name. For more information, click the question mark next to the option.

Output Condition (Acrobat Pro DC) Describes the intended printing condition. This entry can be useful for the

intended receiver of the PDF. For more information, click the question mark next to the option.

Registry Name (URL) (Acrobat Pro DC) Indicates the web address for finding more information about the output intent

profile. The URL is automatically entered for ICC registry names. The registry name is optional, but recommended.

For more information, click the question mark next to the option.

Trapped (Acrobat Pro DC) Indicates the state of trapping in the document. PDF/X compliance requires a value of True

or False. If the document does not specify the trapped state, the value provided here is used. If your workflow requires

that the document specify the trapped state, choose Leave Undefined.

PDF compatibility levels

When you create PDFs, you need to decide which PDF version to use. You can change the PDF version by switching to

a different preset or choosing a compatibility option when you save as PDF or edit a PDF preset.

Generally speaking, unless there’s a specific need for backward compatibility, you should use the most recent version

(in this case version 1.7). The latest version will include all the newest features and functionality. However, if you’re

creating documents that will be distributed widely, consider choosing Acrobat 5.0 (PDF 1.4) or Acrobat 6.0 (PDF 1.5)

to ensure that all users can view and print the document.

The following table compares some of the functionality in PDFs created using the different compatibility settings.

Note: Acrobat 8.0 and 9.0 also use PDF 1.7.