8.5

Job Options tab
If you chose PDF as the output type in the General tab, use this tab to choose the appropriate PDF options.
Note that all the options available in this tab are only used with PDF files.
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Job options: Select the PDF output option that best describes your needs. This loads all the standard
settings for the selected usage scenario. These settings can be changed as required. Note that if you
make changes and then select a different output option, your changes will be lost. PlanetPress Image
supports numerous PDF standards: Standard, High Quality, Custom, and a variety of PDF/VT, PDF/A
and PDF/X formats.
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General group
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ASCII format: Select to create the PDF file using ASCII characters (instead of the usual 8-bit
binary format). This option produces a file suitable for transmission over a 7-bit ASCII link. This
option is useful if the PDFs need to be opened in a text editor, sent across networks, or sent via
email using a program that does not support binary files. This option also generates smaller files.
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Compress text and line art: Select to compress the text and line work in the file using the Flate
compression filter. Flate is a compression method that works well on elements with large areas
of single colors or repeating patterns, as well as on black-and-white elements that contain
repeating patterns.
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Auto-rotate pages: Select to automatically rotate pages based on the orientation of the text or
DSC comments.
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Optimize for fast web view: Select to minimize file size and facilitate page downloading.
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Title: Enter a title for the document. If you leave this box empty, the document’s name will be
used as the document’s title. Since this is a variable property box, you may use variables and
data selections and let PlanetPress Workflow interpret this information at run-time.
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Author: You may enter the name of the author of the document. Since this is a variable property
box, you may use variables and data selections and let PlanetPress Workflow interpret this
information at run-time.
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Subject: You may enter the subject of the document. Since this is a variable property box, you
may use variables and data selections and letPlanetPress Workflow interpret this information at
run-time. Note that if you use a data selection in this box, you must be sure that the data that will
be selected at run-time will not contain any parentheses, as this would cause the task to fail. If
you suspect that the data may contain parentheses, you should use a Run script action task
(see Run Script Action Task Property) with a Strip() function to strip them out.