Share PDF Save Presets

Question

I'm looking for a simple way to share PDF save presets. Ideally, some kind of package I can email to both Mac and PC users for use in both Acrobat Pro XI and Illustrator CS6. Would likely be used mostly in saving .ai to PDFs in Illustrator.

Manually describing save settings through email always leads to user-inaccuracy. Would be great if there was a file type that, when opened, just plugs itself into relevant programs with PDF export or save options.

Would really appreciate some help on this!

Steve Werner · Accepted Answer

The presets are stored with the .joboptions extension. They are used in InDesign and Illustrator in PDF Presets, and in Acrobat Distiller as well.

I made a custom PDF preset called HQS_150ppi. It's been saved into the path I wrote about. Note the .joboptions extension:

In InDesign CS6, it's shown in the Export > Adobe PDF (Print) dialog box or File > Adobe PDF Presets. In Illustrator CS6, it's shown in Save As > Adobe PDF (pdf) dialog box or Edit > Adobe PDF Presets:

Steve Werner · Answer

This is a blog posting I wrote several years ago for InDesignSecrets.com. But PDF presets are standardized in InDesign, Illustrator and Acrobat Pro. At the end of this posting are the paths to where presets are stored:

http://indesignsecrets.com/customizing-pdf-presets.php

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