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• Use the Registration Marks pane to specify the positioning, width, and length
of registration marks in the EPS file.
• Use the Bleed pane to designate a symmetric or asymmetric bleed type and specify
bleed distance around the EPS file.
• 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.
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