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Preflight (Acrobat Pro DC)
Last updated 4/7/2015
Create Report And Save In Success/Error Folder Lets you specify the type of report and amount of detail. This report
indicates the results of the preflight inspection.
Settings Lets you change report options.
Success/Error Folder Lets you specify a folder and location for the files and optional reports.
Display A Summary PDF Creates a report of files that generated mismatches during the inspection. The report indicates
the location of each file; the path to the file is an active link.
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Action wizard
Create a results report
Analyzing documents with the Preflight tool (Acrobat
Pro DC)
To verify that your Adobe® PDF contains only the features, fonts, and formatting that you’ve specified, use the Preflight
tool to inspect and, in certain cases, correct the document’s contents.
About preflight inspections
The Preflight tool analyzes the contents of a PDF to determine its validity for print production and a variety of other
conditions that you can specify. Preflight inspects the file against a set of user-defined values, called preflight profiles.
Depending on the profile, the preflight inspection can also correct certain errors. Preflight also runs checks and fixups
on visible areas or certain objects, and makes PDFs comply with various standards.
Preflight identifies issues with colors, fonts, transparency, image resolution, ink coverage, PDF version compatibility,
and more. Preflight also includes tools for examining PDF syntax or the actual PDF structure of a document.
Before you use the Preflight tool or create a PDF for print, follow these recommendations:
• If you created PDFs using Acrobat Distiller, InDesign, or Illustrator, optimize them for print or press. Use either the
predefined settings in Distiller or InDesign PDF styles, or settings provided by your print service provider.
• Embed all fonts from within the authoring application. Embedding ensures that fonts aren’t substituted.
The Preflight dialog box
Use the Preflight dialog box to control all aspects of the preflight inspection. If the Print Production panel is not visible
in the right pane, choose To o ls > Print Production. Then choose Preflight in the right pane.