Making a PDF

TechShop:Making a PDF

Basic Steps to making PDF's from various applications.

Guide

Remember we are creating a file just for printing, we seperate the print process from the creation process.

Our rules are

• Save artwork as a High Quality PDF using any of the Adobe Software suite
• Review on screen at 100%, test print for colour accuracy, check artwork measurements

Making a PDF

Using Indesign

• Open your InDesign Document
• File > Adobe PDF presets > High Quality Print
• Click Save
• Pick Compatibility Acrobat 5
  • Tick Spreads (if your document crosses over pages)
  • Untick options such as:
    • Preserve editing
    • Optimize for web
  • Remember this is a print only document, if we want to edit it we return to the indesign file.
• Click Save PDF

Using Photoshop

• Open your Photoshop document
• File > Save as
• From the Format list Pick Photoshop PDF
  • Untick Layers
• Click Save
• Pick Compatibility Acrobat 5
  • Untick options such as:
    • Preserve editing
    • Optimize for web
  • Remember this is a print only document if we want to edit it we return to the psd file.
• Click Save PDF

Using Illustrator

• Open your Illustrator document
• File > Save as
• From the Format list select Adobe PDF
• Select Illustrator Default
• Select Compatibility Acrobat 5
  • Untick options such as:
    • Preserve editing
    • Optimize for web
  • Remember this is a print only document if we want to edit it we return to the ai file.
• Click Save PDF

Creating a PDF from an image using Preview on a Mac

• Open your image in Preview (in applications folder)
• File > Save as
• From the Format list select PDF
• Click Save

Using other applications on a Mac

• Open your File
• Apple + P or File > Print
• Click Save as PDF

Creating a PDF from Powerpoint (Mac)

• Open your powerpoint File
• File >Save as > Select Format as PDF
• Click Save as PDF

Creating a PDF from Powerpoint (Windows at WSA)

• Open your Powerpoint File
• Click the Small Adobe Icon in the toolbar (top left)
• Click Save

FAQ's

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Tips

Links

Wikipedia PDF
PS v PDF
Printer List Guide
Digital Printing Guide
Papersize Guide
Free PDF creation plug in for windows