Specifications

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PDF2DTP for InDesign Document and Font Settings
1. Select the "Substitute Missing Fonts" checkbox to substitute missing fonts with the application’s
default font. Leave this item unchecked if you eventually plan on locating and activating missing
fonts. You can set the application default font by editing the style when no documents are open in
InDesign. When the conversion is complete the application will display a list of missing fonts at
which time you can change fonts as desired, or you can edit the style sheets at any time in the
future. Note that switching fonts may cause a different or undesirable text flow. This is due to the
fact that the calculations for the text attributes are based on the info contained in the PDF for the
original fonts.
2. Select the “Scale Text” checkbox to scale the text using a substituted font (usually horizontally) so
that characters closely match their original positions.
3. Select the "CharStyles"checkbox to add Character Styles to your application. This will allow you to
easily make global changes to your text.
4. Select the "ParaStyles" checkbox to add Paragraph Styles to your application which will likewise
allow you to make global changes to your text.
5. Select the “Tables” checkbox to convert Tables. Leaving this preference unchecked will convert
the document using separate lines and text boxes instead of attempting to create true tables.
6. Select the "Include Pasteboard Items" checkbox to include any items that when converted reside
on the Pasteboard area, such as registration marks and targets, etc.
7. When "Page Numbering" is selected, PDF2DTP will look for small text boxes with text equal to a
Page Number and will then replace the text in the box with InDesign's AutoPage Marker. This will
make editing the document easier, as you can now rearrange pages without having to manually
renumber them.
8. Select the “Replace ‘Marked Content" checkbox to ignore a large quantity of small objects. For
example, when a complex Illustrator drawing is placed in a document the generated PDF could
contain a large number of small drawings which makes editing the document slow and
cumbersome. In this case, choose this preference and a gray box will be created that will serve as a
“place holder” so that you can eventually locate your drawing file and replace the b
ox.