PDFExportPreference
PDF export settings for the application object.
Instance
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Mixed effectivePDFDestinationProfile
Effective destination color profile. Can return: PDFProfileSelector enumerator or String.
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String effectiveOCRegistry
Effective PDF/X OC Registry.
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String effectiveOutputCondition
Effective PDF/X output condition.
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Mixed effectivePDFXProfile
Effective PDF X color profile. Can return: PDFProfileSelector enumerator or String.
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Boolean isValid
Returns true if the object specifier resolves to valid objects.
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Application parent
The parent of the PDFExportPreference (a Application).
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Events events
A collection of events.
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EventListeners eventListeners
A collection of event listeners.
PdfMagnificationOptions pdfMagnification
The export PDF magnification options.
PageLayoutOptions pdfPageLayout
The export PDF page layout.
Boolean openInFullScreen
Open PDF in full screen mode.
PdfDisplayTitleOptions pdfDisplayTitle
The export PDF display title.
String defaultDocumentLanguage
Sets the default document language in the exported PDF. The correct ISO code of the language must be provided.
Boolean exportAsSinglePages
Export each page or spread as a separate PDF file.
String singlePagesPDFSuffix
Suffix to be used at the end of each file when pages are exported as separate PDF files.
Mixed pageRange
The pages to print, specified either as an enumeration or a string. To specify a range, separate page numbers in the string with a hyphen (-). To specify separate pages, separate page numbers in the string with a comma (,). Can return: PageRange enumerator or String.
Boolean useSecurity
If true, activates security controls for the PDF document.
String openDocumentPassword
The password to enter when opening the PDF document. Valid only when use security is true. Note: A script can set but not get this value.
String changeSecurityPassword
Changes the open document password to the specified string. Valid only when use security is true. Note: A script can set but not get this value.
Boolean disallowPrinting
If true, users cannot print the PDF document. Valid only when use security is true.
Boolean disallowChanging
If true, users cannot fill in forms, sign, extract pages, or add comments in the PDF document. Valid only when use security is true.
Boolean disallowCopying
If true, users cannot copy and paste text, images, or other content from the PDF document. Valid only when use security is true.
Boolean disallowNotes
If true, users cannot add or change notes, edit text, or fill in form fields in the PDF document. Valid only when use security is true.
Boolean disallowFormFillIn
If true, users cannot change form fields in the PDF document. Valid only when use security is true.
Boolean disallowExtractionForAccessibility
If true, users cannot extract content from the PDF document using software tools for the visually impaired. Valid only when use security is true.
Boolean disallowDocumentAssembly
If true, users cannot insert, delete, or rotate pages in the PDF document. Valid only when use security is true.
Boolean disallowHiResPrinting
If true, users cannot print high-resolution copies of the PDF document. Valid only when use security is true.
Boolean disallowPlaintextMetadata
If true and acrobat compatibility is Acrobat 6 or higher, storage systems and search engines cannot access metadata stored in the PDF document. If true and acrobat compatibility is acrobat 5 or higher, users cannot copy and extract content from the document. Valid only when use security is true.
Boolean viewPDF
If true, automatically opens the PDF file after exporting.
Number subsetFontsBelow
Sets the threshold for embedding complete fonts based on how many of the fonts' characters are used in the document. If the percentage of characters used in the document for any given font exceeds the specified value, the font is completely embedded; otherwise, the font is subsetted. (Range: 0 to 100) Notes: Embedding complete fonts increases file size. To completely embed all fonts, use 0 (zero).
PDFColorSpace pdfColorSpace
The color space to use to represent color information in the exported PDF document.
ICCProfiles includeICCProfiles
The ICC Profiles to include in the exported PDF document. Can also accept: Boolean.
Boolean omitEPS
If true, replaces EPS images with OPI links.
Boolean omitPDF
If true, replaces PDF images with OPI links.
Boolean omitBitmaps
If true, replaces bitmap images with OPI links.
Boolean cropImagesToFrames
If true, image data that falls outside the visible portion of an image's frame is not exported to the PDF document.
Boolean generateThumbnails
If true, generates thumbnail images for each page or spread.
Boolean optimizePDF
If true, optimizes the exported PDF document for faster viewing in a web browser. Note: Compresses text and line art, regardless of specified compression settings.
Boolean includeStructure
If true, creates a tagged PDF file. Note: If acrobat compatibility is acrobat 6 or higher, tags are visible only when the PDF is opened in Acrobat 6 or higher.
AcrobatCompatibility acrobatCompatibility
The exported PDF document's Acrobat compatibility.
Boolean simulateOverprint
If true, simulates the effects of overprinting spot inks with different neutral density values by converting spot colors to process colors for printing. Note: Not valid when the color output mode is defined to leave color profiles unchanged.
Mixed pdfDestinationProfile
The gamut of the final RGB or CMYK device. Can return: PDFProfileSelector enumerator or String.
Mixed pdfXProfile
The PDF X color profile to use for the PDF document. . Can return: PDFProfileSelector enumerator or String.
Boolean includeHyperlinks
If true, includes hyperlinks when exporting the document.
Boolean includeBookmarks
If true, displays bookmarks and table of contents entries as links in the bookmarks pane in the PDF document. If false, no bookmarks are exported.
Boolean exportNonprintingObjects
If true, makes non-printing objects visible in the PDF document.
Boolean exportGuidesAndGrids
If true, includes visible guides and baseline grids in the PDF document.
Boolean exportLayers
If true, saves each layer as an Acrobat layer within the PDF document.
PDFXStandards standardsCompliance
The PDF/X standards compliance to test against.
String outputCondition
The name of the intended printing condition. Valid only when a PDF/X compliance standard has been defined for the document. Not valid when PDF/X-3 is the compliance standard or PDF export preset. For information on compliance standards, see standards compliance and PDF X standards.
Sampling colorBitmapSampling
The sampling option to apply to color bitmap images in the PDF document.
Number colorBitmapSamplingDPI
The ppi of the resampled image. (Range: 9 to 2400)
BitmapCompression colorBitmapCompression
The amount of bitmap compression to use.
CompressionQuality colorBitmapQuality
The compression option to apply to color images.
Sampling grayscaleBitmapSampling
The sampling option to apply to grayscale bitmap images.
Number grayscaleBitmapSamplingDPI
The ppi of the resampled image. (Range: 9 to 2400)
BitmapCompression grayscaleBitmapCompression
The bitmap compression option to apply to grayscale bitmap images.
CompressionQuality grayscaleBitmapQuality
The compression option to apply to grayscale bitmap images.
Sampling monochromeBitmapSampling
The sampling option to apply to monochrome bitmap images.
Number monochromeBitmapSamplingDPI
The ppi of the resampled image. (Range: 9 to 2400)
MonoBitmapCompression monochromeBitmapCompression
The bitmap compression option to apply to monochrome bitmap images.
Boolean compressTextAndLineArt
If true, compresses text and line art using ZIP compression.
Number thresholdToCompressColor
The minimum dpi at which color compression is applied. (Range: 1 to 10 times the value specified for color bitmap sampling DPI.)
Number thresholdToCompressGray
The minimum dpi at which grayscale compression is applied. (Range: 1 to 10 times the value specified for grayscale bitmap sampling DPI.)
Number thresholdToCompressMonochrome
The minimum dpi at which monochrome compression is applied. (Range: 1 to 10 times the value specified for monochrome bitmap sampling DPI.)
Number colorTileSize
The tile size for color images. Valid only when color bitmap compression is JPEG 2000. (Range: 128 to 2048)
Number grayTileSize
The tile size for grayscale images. Valid only when grayscale bitmap compression is JPEG 2000. (Range: 128 to 2048)
PDFCompressionType compressionType
The objects to compress in the PDF document.
Boolean exportReaderSpreads
If true, each spread in the exported document is combined into a single page that has spread's original width.
Measurement Unit (Number or String)=any pageMarksOffset
The offset from the edge of the page for page marks.
Boolean cropMarks
Prints crop marks that define where the page should be trimmed.
Boolean pageInformationMarks
If true, prints the filename, page number, current date and time, and color separation name.
Boolean bleedMarks
If true, print bleed marks.
Boolean colorBars
If true, add small squares of color representing the CMYK inks and tints of gray in 10% increments.
Boolean registrationMarks
If true, prints small targets outside the page area for aligning color separations.
PDFMarkWeight printerMarkWeight
The stroke weight for printer's marks.
Measurement Unit (Number or String)=any bleedTop
The height of the bleed area at the top of the page. Note: Valid only when use document bleed to print is true.
Measurement Unit (Number or String)=any bleedInside
The width of the bleed area at the inside of the page. Note: Valid only when use document bleed to print is true.
Measurement Unit (Number or String)=any bleedBottom
The height of the bleed area at the bottom of the page. Note: Valid only when use document bleed to print is true.
Measurement Unit (Number or String)=any bleedOutside
The width of the bleed area at the outside of the page. Note: Valid only when use document bleed to print is true.
Mixed pdfMarkType
The type of printer marks, either an enum value or the name of a custom marks file. Can return: MarkTypes enumerator or String.
Boolean useDocumentBleedWithPDF
If true, uses the document's bleed settings in the PDF document.
Boolean includeSlugWithPDF
If true, includes the document's slug area in the PDF document.
Boolean ignoreSpreadOverrides
If true, ignores flattener spread overrides.
FlattenerPreset appliedFlattenerPreset
The transparency flattener preset to use.
String outputConditionName
The name of the output condition. Valid only when a PDF/X standard has been defined for the document.
String ocRegistry
The web address for the output condition registry. Not valid when PDF/X-3 is the compliance standard or PDF export preset.
InteractiveElementsOptions interactiveElementsOption
How to draw interactive elements.
ExportLayerOptions exportWhichLayers
Which layers to export.
Object properties
A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time.
Methods
String toSource()
Generates a string which, if executed, will return the PDFExportPreference.
PDFExportPreference getElements()
Resolves the object specifier, creating an array of object references.
String toSpecifier()
Retrieves the object specifier.
EventListener addEventListener( String eventType, Mixed handler, Boolean captures )
Adds an event listener.
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Boolean removeEventListener( String eventType, Mixed handler, Boolean captures )
Removes the event listener.
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