Working with PDF Presets

Just as you can create printer presets for printing documents (see page 482), you can also create PDF presets that contain settings for generating different types of PDF documents. For example, you may want to post a PDF file on the Web or send the file to a print shop for output.

To save the current PDF settings as a PDF preset:

1.	Set the options in the Export PDF dialog box.
2.	Click the Save Preset button . This opens the Save Preset dialog box . Click the Save Preset button to create a preset based on the current settings in the Export Adobe PDF dialog box. Enter a name for a PDF preset in the Save Preset dialog box.
3.	Enter a name for the preset and click OK. The new preset appears at the top of the Export PDF dialog box.

Once you have saved a preset, you can easily apply it.

To apply a PDF preset:

• Choose a saved preset from the Preset menu at the top of the Export Adobe PDF dialog box .
  
  

  Choose a preset to apply to a PDF from the Preset menu in the Export PDF dialog box.

  
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  Choose File > Adobe PDF Presets and then pick the preset listed in the menu.
  
  

You can also define PDF presets without going through the Export PDF dialog box.

To create a PDF preset:

1.	Choose File > Adobe PDF Presets to open the Adobe PDF Presets dialog box . The Adobe PDF Presets dialog box displays the PDF presets.
2.	Click New. This opens the New PDF Export Preset dialog box.
3.	Name the preset.
4.	Choose each of the categories and set them as described earlier in this chapter.

To edit a PDF preset:

1.	Select the custom preset you want to edit in the Adobe PDF Presets dialog box . A custom PDF preset, listed without brackets, can be edited, deleted, exported, or imported.
2.	Click the Edit button. This opens the Edit PDF Export Preset dialog box. Tip There is no difference between the New PDF dialog box and the Edit PDF dialog box except the name in the title bar.
3.	Choose each of the categories and make changes as described earlier in this section.

To delete a PDF preset:

1.	Select the preset you want to delete in the Adobe PDF Presets dialog box . Tip Use the Shift key to select multiple adjacent presets. Tip Use the Cmd/Ctrl key to select multiple nonadjacent presets.
2.	Click the Delete button.
3.	Click OK to confirm your choice.

To export PDF presets:

1.	In the Adobe PDF Presets dialog box, select the presets you want to export . Tip Use the Shift key to select multiple adjacent presets. Tip Use the Cmd/Ctrl key to select multiple nonadjacent presets.
2.	Click the Save As button. This creates a file that contains the exported presets.

To import PDF presets:

1.	Click the Load button in the Adobe PDF Presets dialog box .
2.	Use the dialog box to select the document that contains the presets exported from another machine.
3.	Click OK. The presets appear in the Adobe PDF Presets dialog box.