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October 24, 2016
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How do I save PDF settings?

  • October 24, 2016
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How do I save PDF settings for bookmarks and tags or edit the defaults so I don't have to select them every time I save a book or file as a PDF?

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Arnis Gubins
Inspiring
October 24, 2016

The PDF Settings are stored as document level properties, i.e. they are set for the document (or book) and FM remembers them.

To get the same PDF settings in new documents without manually setting them, you could import the Document Properties from another file that has the settings that you want. Note: this also imports other document level properties, so be certain that the document (or template) that you are importing from has ALL of the same settings that you need in your current document or book.

Participant
October 24, 2016

Thanks, Arnis. Only the bookmark settings are imported. The tag settings from the original document are not importing to the new document.

Barb Binder
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 24, 2016

What version? My tags are saved after setting them via Format > Document > PDF Setup, closing the file and reopening. Book and file tested just fine. V 13.0.5.547.

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
Barb Binder
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 24, 2016

Try Format > Document > PDF Setup from the Book window.

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
Participant
October 24, 2016

Thanks, Barb. This seems to work only for books and only my bookmark settings are saved. When saving a document as a PDF, neither tags or bookmarks settings are saved.

Jeff_Coatsworth
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 24, 2016

I think it’s stored in a .joboptions file IIRC…