uspto.joboptions file

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July 18, 2018
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I'm switching over from a Windows machine (Acrobat X) to a Mac (Adobe Acrobat Pro 2017). I can't seem to be able to use the uspto.joboptions file. It's in the correct directory on the system (.../Adobe PDF/Settings). Where or how do I select the option?

In Windows, I would "print" a doc and use the option. I am trying to "save as" or "export" and nothing.

On the Mac, if i double click the joboptions file, it launches Distiller, but I can only add Word docs, not .PDf files. Even the, I get errors but the error log is not useful

Thanks-

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Correct answer Dov Isaacs

For a good number of releases, Apple has not permitted Adobe to have an Adobe PDF PostScript printer in MacOS. If you have an application which can generated PostScript to file, whether natively or via printing to a file via a PostScript driver (using an appropriate PPD file), you can manually (or via a watched folder) distill such PostScript into PDF. It isn't as simple as on Windows. Generally speaking, most Mac users of non-graphic arts software simply go to the print dialog and choose the PDF option and create PDF natively via the operating system, although it doesn't provide many options.

- Dov

Dov IsaacsCorrect answer

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For a good number of releases, Apple has not permitted Adobe to have an Adobe PDF PostScript printer in MacOS. If you have an application which can generated PostScript to file, whether natively or via printing to a file via a PostScript driver (using an appropriate PPD file), you can manually (or via a watched folder) distill such PostScript into PDF. It isn't as simple as on Windows. Generally speaking, most Mac users of non-graphic arts software simply go to the print dialog and choose the PDF option and create PDF natively via the operating system, although it doesn't provide many options.

- Dov

- Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)

skotsmithAuthor

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Thanks Dov. What I'm trying to do is take a Microsoft Word doc and convert it to a USPTO acceptable PDF by using the USPTO.joboptions file. I see no way to do that on the Mac side.

The USPTO documentation, as you have stated previously in other threads, is woefully out of date and applies to Windows only. The "print" option only shows my physical printers in Acrobat.

Am I just missing something?

Thanks-

Skot

skotsmithAuthor

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Alright, I'm beginning to understand. Thanks for your patience. The .joboptions file isn't for Acrobat (per se), but for Office. I'll need to rethink the strategy of migrating to an Apple.

As far as peas- way back (1994'ish), Apple computers were the absolutely preferred platform for creative professionals. Windows 3.1 was a non starter( (okay, I ran Aldus and Adobe products on it) and Windows 95... well, that was a big improvement, but a vast majority (dare I say anyone who was making serious money) of folks were using Macintoshs. Using a Mac and any Adobe product was heads and shoulders above using it on a PC. Looks like that's changed- at least for this .joboptions conundrum I'm in.

Thanks again for the detailed explanation. You've provided me a way out, just not in my preferred direction. That's a lot better than no option!

Okay, here's what I'm doing..

Save as a PostScript file from Word (print, etc.etc.) put in through Distiller (which uses the USPTO.joboptions file) and PDF created.

Likewise, if I have a PDF that needs to be in the USPTO parameters, I open the PDF in the Preview App, print to a PostScript file, then run it through Distiller, and done.

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