PDF Generation Documentation
To avoid confusion, we refer to a PDF file which contains one page as a "single-page
PDF" and a PDF file which contains multiple pages as a "multi-page PDF." Sinlge-page
PDF files should be given a name which corresponds to the document page number.
Submitting multi-page PDFs can cause issues with imposition. If you have any questions
about naming conventions, please ask your CSR for more information. There are a
number of solutions for creating single-page PDF files:
- Print each page separately: Time consuming but cheap and accurate.
- Print a large multi-page PDF file, and separate in Acrobat: Only works with Acrobat
7. Open the file and go to Document/Extract Pages..., then select Extract Pages
As Separate files. You may have to rename the files if the automatic naming in Acrobat
doesn't work for your particular document.
- Use third-party software:
Here are some links to useful software:
BatchPrint
(Quark only)
BatchOutput (InDesign only)
Kodak Insite Desktop (Quark and InDesign) Insite Desktop also preflights files on the
fly.
Generic Distiller Settings
You can download the Job Options file to load into Distiller. You must first create
a composite CMYK PostScript file from your layout application to make your PDF.
Do not use Distiller 3 to create PDFs, as it will not embed all of the fonts in
the PDF, which will negatively affect the output of your document.
These are "Job Options" files, which need to be placed in the "Settings"
folder on your computer. You will need to UnZip the files after they have been downloaded.
In Distiller 6, 7 and 8, you also have the option of creating a PDF/X1a file. This
type of PDF is compatible with Trend's workflow, so feel free to use it.
| QuarkXPress 4.1 |
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Detailed instructions for creating PDF files using QuarkXPress 4.1. You will need Quark's
PDF Filter 1.6 for this procedure. If you
have been using a previous version of these instructions, please discard it and
use this instead.
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| QuarkXPress 5.X |
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Detailed instructions for creating PDF files using QuarkXPress 5.X.
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| QuarkXPress 6.X |
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Detailed instructions for creating PDF files using QuarkXPress 6.X.
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| QuarkXPress 7 |
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You can Export directly from QuarkXPress 7 with these settings. To load the settings,
once you've downloaded and unzipped the file, Open XPress and go to "Edit/Output
Styles…" and click on the "Import" button. Browse for the
file that you unzipped. To export a PDF, go to "File/Export/Layout as PDF"
and select the TrendPDF settings in the drop-down menu at the bottom of the page.
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| Adobe PageMaker 6.5 |
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Do not use PageMaker’s “Export” function, as it does not supply
the necessary crop marks. You need to create a PostScript file first, using these
instructions.
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| Adobe InDesign CS2 |
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Adobe seems to have fixed issues with PDF Export in this version, so you can use
the “Export” feature in CS2 with these settings. Go to “File/Adobe
PDF Presets/Define… ” and load the linked file (don't forget to unzip
it first!).
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| Adobe InDesign CS3 |
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Go to “File/Adobe PDF Presets/Define… ” and load the linked file
(don't forget to unzip it first!).
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| Adobe InDesign CS4 |
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Go to “File/Adobe PDF Presets/Define… ” and load the linked file
(don't forget to unzip it first!).
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| Adobe Illustrator (all versions) |
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We strongly discourage the use of Illustrator as a layout program. Use InDesign
instead. If you absolutely need to design something in Illustrator, then save as
an EPS and place in a layout program to create your PDF. This will give the correct
crop marks, flattening, etc. as well as making for a cleaner PDF.
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