Generating PDF files Adobe Creative Suites Applications Acrobat • Distiller • InDesign Illustrator • Photoshop

This document covers creating the settings for Adobe to export PDF files that are usable by O’Neil . This document is not intended to replace the manual for your software, it is intended to supplement your knowledge of the software and the proper technique for creating press ready files. 366 North Second Avenue Phoenix, Arizona 85003 T 602.258.7789 F 602.258.4504 oneilprint.com

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It is recommended to create a PDF Preset to make it easier to repeatably create usable PDF files. O’Neil Printing has created a setting for you to load to your systems (cross-platform).

We recommend to use our setting when creating a PDF for O’Neil Printing.

PDF Export setting can be found on O’Neil Printing’s Web site under resources

If you have Creative Suites 3 - 6, just double click the .joboptions file and it will load into all your applications at once.