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Illustrator CS5 can create Adobe PDF files directly, without the need to
generate PostScript and process it through Distiller. To create a PDF
from an Illustrator file, choose File > Save As and choose Adobe PDF for
the format. The options you choose depend on the ultimate purpose of
the PDF. For example, a PDF to be used for customer reviews can
contain lower-resolution image content than a PDF intended to be
submitted to a RIP. Illustrator ships with seven PDF presets, but you can
create, save, import, and export your own custom PDF presets.
Note that, while Illustrator provides options to add security to a PDF as
it is created, many workflow components such as RIPs and imposition
software will reject a PDF with security. Password protection may be
appropriate in PDFs containing sensitive content that you send to
customers, but such security settings are usually problematic in a print
workflow. For more information on PDF settings, see the “Common
Resources” chapter earlier in this document, and the Acrobat X Pro
chapter later in this document.
Illustrator default preset
The default PDF preset creates a very flexible PDF. It can be opened by
Acrobat and Reader version 6 and above and reopened in Illustrator if
necessary. Its options include:
•Compatible with Acrobat 6: May not be appropriate for some older
RIPs and workows that do not accept later versions of PDF. Transpar-
ency is not aened.
•Preserve Illustrator Editing Capabilities: Includes the complete
Illustrator le within the PDF, which allows the le to be safely re-
opened in Illustrator for editing. is option can substantially increase
le size, and should be checked only if you intend to allow round-trip-
ping of the le back into Illustrator.
•Embed Page umbnails: Because Acrobat automatically creates
thumbnails when opening a PDF, there is no advantage to enabling
this option.
•Create Acrobat Layers from Top-Level Layers: Allows you to main-
tain layers in the PDF, if your workow supports Acrobat 6-compatible
les.
•Compression: Compresses image content using ZIP (lossless) com-
pression but does not downsample the image.
Other PDF creation presets
Illustrator CS5 also includes presets shared with other Creative Suite 5
components, including High Quality Print, Press Quality, PDF/X1a,
PDF/X-3, and PDF/X-4 options. For descriptions of the features of these
PDF presets, see the “Common Resources” chapter earlier in this
document.
Note that, by default, bleed is not included when you choose the PDF/X-
1a preset. Consider starting with the PDF/X-1a preset, then setting the
bleed value under Marks and Bleeds, and save this custom preset for
future use when you want to create a PDF/X-1a-compliant PDF
including bleed.
Including Bleed in PDFs
Bleed is not included by default when saving an Illustrator le as a PDF. Be sure to check the
correct options under Marks and Bleed.
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