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Use the Transparency pane to turn transparency on or off, and to control the resolution
of flattened items in the EPS file.
Use the JDF pane to indicate whether a Job Definition Format (JDF) file should be
created at the same time as the EPS file. You might choose to do this if you're using
Job Jackets in a JDF workflow.
Use the Advanced pane to choose whether the EPS adheres to PostScript Level 2 or
PostScript Level 3.
The Summary pane will display a summary of all the choices you have made in the
previous panes.
5
Click OK. (To capture the current settings without creating an EPS file, click Capture
Settings.)
6
Click Save.
Exporting a layout in PDF format
To export the active layout in PDF format:
1
Choose File > Export > Layout as PDF. The Export as PDF dialog box displays.
2
Enter a page range in the Pages field.
3
To use an existing output style, choose an option from the PDF Style drop-down
menu.
4
Check the Open PDF after Export check box to open the PDF after the file has been
exported.
5
To modify output settings, click Options. Use the panes in the resulting dialog box
to control the format of the exported file.
To use a PDF output style, choose an option from the PDF Style drop-down menu.
To create a PDF output style using the current settings, choose New PDF Output Style.
To use PDF/X verification, choose an option from the Verification drop-down menu.
Available options include PDF/X-1a, PDF/X-3 and PDF/X-4. Note that PDF/X-1a
verification permits only CMYK and spot colors, while PDF/X-3 verification allows
you to include colors and pictures that use other color spaces, along with ICC color
profiles (which are defined in the source and output setups for color management).
PDF/X-4 allows native transparency, whereas PDF/X-1a and PDF/X-3 do not.
Use the Color pane to specify whether to create composite output or separations, to
choose an output setup for the PDF file, and to select which plates should be included
in the output.
Use the Compression pane to specify compression options for different image types
in the PDF file.
Use the Pages pane to specify whether to export spreads, whether to export each page
as a separate PDF file, whether to include blank pages, and whether to embed a
thumbnail of the PDF file.
Use the Registration Marks pane to specify the positioning, width, and length of
registration marks in the PDF file.
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