Photoshop

Create a PDF presentation

The PDF Presentation command lets you use a variety of images to create a multipage document or slide show presentation. You can set options to maintain image quality in the PDF, specify security settings, and set the document to open automatically as a slide show. You can also add textual information, such as the filename and selected metadata, to the bottom of each image in the PDF presentation.
PDF presentation as a slide show

A.
First slide

B.
Wipe Left transition

C.
Second slide

  1. Do one of the following:

    • (Photoshop) Choose File > Automate > PDF Presentation.

    • (Bridge) Select the images you want to use and Choose Tools > Photoshop > PDF Presentation. If you don’t select the images you want to use, the presentation will contain all the images currently displayed in Bridge.

  2. In the PDF Presentation dialog box, click Browse and navigate to add files to the PDF presentation. Select Add Open Files to add files already open in Photoshop.

    You can remove an unwanted file by selecting it in the Source Files window and clicking Remove.

    The files in the Source Files window are used to generate the pages in the PDF presentation, starting with the topmost file for the first page and progressing down the list for subsequent pages. To change the sequence, select a file and drag it to a new position in the Source Files window.
    Note: If you want a file to appear more than once in your PDF presentation, select the file and click Duplicate. You can then drag the duplicate file to the desired location in the Source Files window.
    Dragging a file to a new position in the list

  3. In the Output Options area of the PDF Presentation dialog box, select from the following options:
    Save As Multi-Page Document
    Creates a PDF document with the images on separate pages.

    Save As Presentation
    Creates a PDF slide show presentation.

    Background
    Specifies a background color (white, gray, or black) for the border around each image in the PDF presentation.
    Note: Borders appear only if you select one or more of the Include Filename, Include Title, Include Copyright, Include Author, Include Description, Include EXIF Info, or Annotations options (otherwise, the image fills the screen).

    Include Filename
    Includes the filename at the bottom of each image in the PDF presentation. Select Extension to include the three-digit file format extension in the filename.

    Include Title
    Includes the image title, derived from the image’s metadata, at the bottom of each image in the PDF presentation.

    Include Copyright
    Includes copyright metadata at the bottom of each image in the PDF presentation.

    Include Author
    Includes author metadata at the bottom of each image in the PDF presentation.

    Include Description
    Includes description metadata at the bottom of each image in the PDF presentation.

    Include EXIF Info
    Includes camera metadata at the bottom of each image in the PDF presentation.

    Include Annotations
    Includes note or audio annotations in images that contain them in the PDF presentation.

    Font Size
    Specifies a font size for displayed text.

  4. If you selected Presentation as the Output Option, specify the following options in the Presentation Options area:
    Advance Every [x] Seconds
    Specifies how long each image is displayed before the presentation advances to the next image. The default duration is 5 seconds.

    Loop After Last Page
    Specifies that the presentation automatically starts over after reaching the end. Deselect this option to stop the presentation after the final image is displayed.

    Transition
    Specifies the transition when moving from one image to the next. Choose a transition from the Transition menu.

  5. Click Save.
  6. In the Save dialog box, enter a name for the PDF presentation, select a destination for the saved file, and then click Save.
  7. In the Save Adobe PDF dialog box, choose an Adobe PDF preset or specify save options for the PDF document.
    Note: You cannot preserve Photoshop editing capabilities for PDF presentations. PDF presentations are saved as generic PDF files (they do not include Photoshop-specific PDF features such as layers) and are rasterized when you reopen them in Photoshop.
  8. Click Save PDF. Photoshop closes the Save Adobe PDF dialog box and creates the PDF presentation.