disable auto-rotate and center by default

Question

I have some froms created in InDesign that are specifically for print, but we also have to offer them to the public as PDFs. We scan the forms and extract the data electronically so the fields in the PDFs need to be in the same place as the print copies so the data is extracted properly.

The paper size of the print form is different to normal size paper so I have set the page scaling default to 'none'. I also want to uncheck the 'auto-rotate and center' as a default as we are finding that this is throwing them out of alignment somewhat.

Is this possible? I haven't found a way to do this. Or, are there any other ways around this problem?

Thanks

George_Johnson · Answer

Do you mean that you want to somehow configure the PDF so that the settings you mention are what is used when other people print the PDF?

You can set the default page scaling: File > Properties > Advanced > Print Dialog Presets > Page Scaling > None

The is no similar setting for the "Auto-Rotate and Center" setting, but you can control this if you set up a print button on the document that uses the "print" JavaScript method by setting the flags parameter of the PrintParams object, as documented here: http://livedocs.adobe.com/acrobat_sdk/9.1/Acrobat9_1_HTMLHelp/JS_API_AcroJS.88.992.html

You'd have to specify the supressCenter and supressRotate properties as demonstrated in Example 2. Then you'd have to convince the users to print using the button. If you do this, make the button "Visible but doesn't print".

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