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We are going to show you how to make your own Press-Ready PDF setting using the Edit
Adobe PDF Settings… function in Adobe Acrobat Distiller 9. You will be able to select this
setting each time you distill a PostScript file. To make the process of distilling your PostScript
files fast and consistent, complete the following simple one-time steps to create your own
Press-Ready PDF settings.

Create a New Adobe PDF Setting Based on PDF/X-1a:2001

To define a new Press-Ready PDF setting, open Acrobat Distiller 9, and set the Default
Settings: pop-up menu to PDF/X-1a:2001. By selecting the PDF/X-1a setting first, many of the
fields for your custom Press-Ready PDF setting will be already filled out.

Settings

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Under the Settings menu select Edit Adobe PDF Settings.

General

The Adobe PDF Settings dialog box will display, in the General section. In the Description field
type Press-Ready PDF (or any description you like). The default PDF/X-1a:2001 values will be
selected in the remaining fields. If not, make sure that your screen has the same values as the
screen grab below.

Images

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Select Images from the left tree menu. You can use the default PDF/X-1a:2001 values that are
selected. If not, make sure that your screen has the same values as the screen grab below.

Fonts

Select Fonts from the left tree menu. Once again, we will use the default PDF/X-1a:2001 values
that are selected.

Color

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Select Color from the left tree menu. In the Adobe Color Settings section, change the Color
Management Policies to Leave Color Unchanged. The remaining settings should be deselected
or grayed out.

Advanced

Select Advanced from the left tree menu. We will, once again, use the default PDF/X-1a:2001
values for this section.

Standards

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Select Standards from the left tree menu. In the Standards Reporting and Compliance section,
change the Compliance Standard: pop-up menu to None. The remaining settings should be
grayed out.

Click on the Save As… button at the bottom left of the dialog box.

Save As

You will see a Save Adobe PDF Settings As dialog box. In the File name: field type Press-Ready
PDF, or any name you like (keeping the .joboptions extension), and click SAVE to finish.

Finishing Up

You will be returned to the Standards section. Now click the OK button.

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New Default Settings

You will be returned to the Acrobat Distiller panel, with your own Press-Ready PDF settings
selected in the Default Settings: field. You can now use this custom setting any time you want
to convert you PostScript files into press-ready PDF files.

Reprinted with permission from www.PrepressX.com [1].

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