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Customize PDF presets

Although the default PDF presets are based on best practices, you may discover that your workflow, or perhaps your printer’s workflow, requires specialized PDF settings that aren’t available via any of the built‑in presets. If this is the case, you or your service provider can create custom presets.

  1. Choose Edit > Adobe PDF Presets.
  2. Do one of the following:

    • To create a new preset, click New. If you want to base the new preset on an existing preset, select the preset first.

    • To edit an existing custom preset, select the preset and click Edit. (You cannot edit the default presets.)

  3. Set the PDF options, and click OK.

Alternatively, you can create a custom preset when you save a PDF file by clicking Save Preset at the bottom of the Save Adobe PDF dialog box.

PDF presets are stored in .joboptions files located in /Documents and Settings/All Users/Documents/Adobe PDF/Settings (Windows) or /Library/Application Support/Adobe PDF/Settings (Mac OS). All custom presets you save in these locations are available in your other Creative Suite applications.

If you want to share your presets with a colleague, select one or more presets and click Export. The presets are saved to a separate .joboptions file, which you can then transfer to your colleague via e‑mail or over your computer network.