PDF Recommendations

Adobe® InDesign Users

Creating a PDF from Adobe InDesign is very simple.

Open your InDesign document.
Select File>Export.  Never select File>Print. Adobe CS5 users should select File>Adobe PDF Preset>High Quality Print instead of File>Export.
Browse to the desktop for the location that the PDF will be created to.

On the Export Adobe PDF, please select the following from the Adobe PDF Preset drop down menu: 
2.0 and CS users:  Print
CS2 and CS3 users:  High Quality Print

Under Pages, select All.

For non-newsprint orders that have bleeds:
Select Marks and Bleeds tab to the left of the dialog box. 
Check the Use Document Bleed Settings box. This will obtain the bleed settings from the InDesign document in the created PDF.

Select Export. 
The PDF will appear on the desktop.

Please open the PDF and review the PDF for comparison to the original InDesign file. Please check for correct page size, embedded fonts and missing images and artwork.
Once PDF is checked and correct, you may submit your order.

Want a printable version of these steps? Download TechKnow Lesson:  Creating a PDF.

Do you have separate InDesign documents for each page? Download TechKnow Lesson: Creating a PDF from multiple files.

 

Adobe® PageMaker Users

Open your PageMaker document.
Select File>Print  (Never use File>Export.)

Under Printer, select Adobe PDF (it may read Acrobat Distiller or something similar) from the drop down menu
Select Features. Change resolution to 300 dpi.

Select Color, make sure Composite is selected.  Change Frequency to 100
Select Options, check the Write Postscript File to box.  Your filename should appear. 
Select Browse (or Save As).
Select the location (Desktop recommended) and Select Save
Select Paper.  Ensure size is 11 x 17,Tiling  is None and Scaling is 100%
Select Save.
Minimize your screen and locate the postscript (.ps) file on your desktop. 
Go to your Start menu and locate your Acrobat Distiller program.
Change the Default Setting to High Quality Print (or Print). 
Drag and drop the postscript (.ps) file over the Distiller dialog box.
Distiller will begin to create the PDF. Once complete, the PDF (same filename as postscript file) will appear on your desktop.

Please open the PDF and review the PDF for comparison to the original PageMaker file. Please check for correct page size, embedded fonts and missing images and artwork.
Once PDF is checked and correct, you may submit your order.

Want a printable version? Download TechKnow Lesson: Creating a PDF.

 

QuarkXPress® Users

Open your Quark document.
Select File>Export>Layout as PDF.
The Export as PDF dialog box will appear and browse to the desktop for the location that the PDF will be created to. Select PDF in the Save as Type field and select all in the Pages field.
Select the Options tab at the bottom of the screen.  A new screen will appear with several categories on the left side of the screen.
Select Compression from the list to the left.
All of the Compression fields should be set to None and all Resolution fields should be set to Keep Resolution.
Select Color from the list to the left.
Mode should be set to Composite
Setup should be set to Grayscale if the document has no Spot Color. Setup should be set to CMYK if the document contains Spot Color.
Select Fonts from the list to the left.
Font Options should have a checked box next to Select All.

For non-newsprint orders with bleeds:
If the original QuarkXPress document was created with bleeds select Bleed tab from the list to the left and select Asymmetric and fill in the correct bleed value for each side of the page. Check the box next to Clip at Bleed Edge. This will obtain the bleed settings from the QuarkXPress document in the created PDF.

Select OK at the bottom of the screen.  The previous screen will appear.

TIP:  Once the PDF options are created the first time, you can save the PDF setting. Before clicking OK at the bottom of the screen, select New PDF Output Style from the drop down menu under PDF Style at the top of the page. A screen will appear that will prompt you to name the new PDF Output Style. Name the style JS Printing. Click OK. Once the style is saved, you may select JS Printing from the drop down menu under PDF Style at the bottom of the Export as PDF screen.

Select Save.  The PDF will appear on the desktop.

Please open the PDF and review the PDF for comparison to the original QuarkXPress file. Please check for correct page size, embedded fonts and missing images and artwork.
Once PDF is checked and correct you may upload the PDF to the JS Printing website.

Want a printable version? Download TechKnow Lesson: Creating a PDF or TechKnow Lesson: Creating a PDF for Version 7.