PDFExportPreference

PDF export settings for the application object.

Objects:

AcrobatCompatibility, BitmapCompresssion, Boolean, CompressionQuality, FlattenerPreset, MarkTypes, MonoBitmapCompression, Number, Object, PDFColorSpace, PDFCompressionType, PDFContentToEmbed, PDFMarkWeight, PDFProfileSelector, PDFXStandards, PageRange, Sampling, String,

Property Listing

Property	Type	Access	Description
acrobatCompatibility	AcrobatCompatibility AcrobatCompatibility.ACROBAT_4 AcrobatCompatibility.ACROBAT_5 AcrobatCompatibility.ACROBAT_6	read/write	The exported PDF document's Acrobat compatibility.
appliedFlattenerPreset	FlattenerPreset	read/write	The transparency flattener preset to use.
bleedBottom	Number String	read/write	The height of the bleed area at the bottom of the page. Note: Valid only when use document bleed to print is true.
bleedInside	Number String	read/write	The width of the bleed area at the inside of the page. Note: Valid only when use document bleed to print is true.
bleedMarks	Boolean	read/write	If true, print bleed marks.
bleedOutside	Number String	read/write	The width of the bleed area at the outside of the page. Note: Valid only when use document bleed to print is true.
bleedTop	Number String	read/write	The height of the bleed area at the top of the page. Note: Valid only when use document bleed to print is true.
changeSecurityPassword	String	read/write	Changes the open document password to the specified string. Valid only when use security is true. Note: A script can set but not get this value.
colorBars	Boolean	read/write	If true, add small squares of color representing the CMYK inks and tints of gray in 10% increments.
colorBitmapCompression	BitmapCompresssion BitmapCompresssion.AUTO_COMPRESSION BitmapCompresssion.JPEG BitmapCompresssion.JPEG_2000 BitmapCompresssion.NONE BitmapCompresssion.ZIP	read/write	The amount of bitmap compression to use.
colorBitmapQuality	CompressionQuality CompressionQuality.EIGHT_BIT CompressionQuality.FOUR_BIT CompressionQuality.HIGH CompressionQuality.LOW CompressionQuality.MAXIMUM CompressionQuality.MEDIUM CompressionQuality.MINIMUM	read/write	The compression option to apply to color images.
colorBitmapSampling	Sampling Sampling.BICUBIC_DOWNSAMPLE Sampling.DOWNSAMPLE Sampling.NONE Sampling.SUBSAMPLE	read/write	The sampling option to apply to color bitmap images in the PDF document.
colorBitmapSamplingDPI	Number	read/write	The resolution for resampling
colorTileSize	Number	read/write	Color tile size for JPEG 2000 compression.
compressTextAndLineArt	Boolean	read/write	If true, compresses text and line art using ZIP compression.
compressionType	PDFCompressionType PDFCompressionType.COMPRESS_NONE PDFCompressionType.COMPRESS_OBJECTS PDFCompressionType.COMPRESS_STRUCTURE	read/write	The objects to compress in the PDF document.
contentToEmbed	PDFContentToEmbed PDFContentToEmbed.EMBED_ALL PDFContentToEmbed.LINK_ALL PDFContentToEmbed.USE_OBJECT_SETTINGS	read/write	Instructions for embedding sound or movie files in the exported PDF document.
cropImagesToFrames	Boolean	read/write	If true, image data that falls outside the visible portion of an image's frame is not exported to the PDF document.
cropMarks	Boolean	read/write	Prints crop marks that define where the page should be trimmed.
disallowChanging	Boolean	read/write	If true, users cannot fill in forms, sign, extract pages, or add comments in the PDF document. Valid only when use security is true.
disallowCopying	Boolean	read/write	If true, users cannot copy and paste text, images, or other content from the PDF document. Valid only when use security is true.
disallowDocumentAssembly	Boolean	read/write	If true, users cannot insert, delete, or rotate pages in the PDF document. Valid only when use security is true.
disallowExtractionForAccessibility	Boolean	read/write	If true, users cannot extract content from the PDF document using software tools for the visually impaired. Valid only when use security is true.
disallowFormFillIn	Boolean	read/write	If true, users cannot change form fields in the PDF document. Valid only when use security is true.
disallowHiResPrinting	Boolean	read/write	If true, users cannot print high-resolution copies of the PDF document. Valid only when use security is true.
disallowNotes	Boolean	read/write	If true, users cannot add or change notes, edit text, or fill in form fields in the PDF document. Valid only when use security is true.
disallowPlaintextMetadata	Boolean	read/write	If true and acrobat compatibility is Acrobat 6 or higher, storage systems and search engines cannot access metadata stored in the PDF document. If true and acrobat compatibility is acrobat 5 or higher, users cannot copy and extract content from the document. Valid only when use security is true.
disallowPrinting	Boolean	read/write	If true, users cannot print the PDF document. Valid only when use security is true.
exportGuidesAndGrids	Boolean	read/write	If true, includes visible guides and baseline grids in the PDF document.
exportLayers	Boolean	read/write	If true, saves each layer as an Acrobat layer within the PDF document.
exportNonprintingObjects	Boolean	read/write	If true, makes non-printing objects visible in the PDF document.
exportReaderSpreads	Boolean	read/write	If true, each spread in the exported document is combined into a single page that has spread's original width.
generateThumbnails	Boolean	read/write	If true, generates thumbnail images for each page or spread.
grayTileSize	Number	read/write	Gray tile size for JPEG 2000 compression.
grayscaleBitmapCompression	BitmapCompresssion BitmapCompresssion.AUTO_COMPRESSION BitmapCompresssion.JPEG BitmapCompresssion.JPEG_2000 BitmapCompresssion.NONE BitmapCompresssion.ZIP	read/write	The bitmap compression option to apply to grayscale bitmap images.
grayscaleBitmapQuality	CompressionQuality CompressionQuality.EIGHT_BIT CompressionQuality.FOUR_BIT CompressionQuality.HIGH CompressionQuality.LOW CompressionQuality.MAXIMUM CompressionQuality.MEDIUM CompressionQuality.MINIMUM	read/write	The compression option to apply to grayscale bitmap images.
grayscaleBitmapSampling	Sampling Sampling.BICUBIC_DOWNSAMPLE Sampling.DOWNSAMPLE Sampling.NONE Sampling.SUBSAMPLE	read/write	The sampling option to apply to grayscale bitmap images.
grayscaleBitmapSamplingDPI	Number	read/write	The resolution for resampling
ignoreSpreadOverrides	Boolean	read/write	If true, ignores flattener spread overrides.
includeBookmarks	Boolean	read/write	If true, displays bookmarks and table of contents entries as links in the bookmarks pane in the PDF document. If false, no bookmarks are exported.
includeHyperlinks	Boolean	read/write	If true, includes hyperlinks when exporting the document.
includeICCProfiles	Boolean	read/write	If true, includes ICC profiles in the PDF document.
includeSlugWithPDF	Boolean	read/write	If true, includes the document's slug area in the PDF document.
includeStructure	Boolean	read/write	If true, creates a tagged PDF file. Note: If acrobat compatibility is acrobat 6 or higher, tags are visible only when the PDF is opened in Acrobat 6 or higher.
interactiveElements	Boolean	read/write	If true, includes interactive elements in the exported PDF file. Interactive elements include buttons, movies, and sounds.
monochromeBitmapCompression	MonoBitmapCompression MonoBitmapCompression.CCIT3 MonoBitmapCompression.CCIT4 MonoBitmapCompression.NONE MonoBitmapCompression.RUN_LENGTH MonoBitmapCompression.ZIP	read/write	The bitmap compression option to apply to monochrome bitmap images.
monochromeBitmapSampling	Sampling Sampling.BICUBIC_DOWNSAMPLE Sampling.DOWNSAMPLE Sampling.NONE Sampling.SUBSAMPLE	read/write	The sampling option to apply to monochrome bitmap images.
monochromeBitmapSamplingDPI	Number	read/write	The resolution for resampling
omitBitmaps	Boolean	read/write	If true, replaces bitmap images with OPI links.
omitEPS	Boolean	read/write	If true, replaces EPS images with OPI links.
omitPDF	Boolean	read/write	If true, replaces PDF images with OPI links.
openDocumentPassword	String	read/write	The password to enter when opening the PDF document. Valid only when use security is true. Note: A script can set but not get this value.
optimizePDF	Boolean	read/write	If true, optimizes the exported PDF document for faster viewing in a web browser. Note: Compresses text and line art, regardless of specified compression settings.
outputCondition	String	read/write	The name of the intended printing condition. Valid only when a PDF/X compliance standard has been defined for the document. Not valid when PDF/X-3 is the compliance standard or PDF export preset. For information on compliance standards, see standards compliance and PDF X standards.
pageInformationMarks	Boolean	read/write	If true, prints the filename, page number, current date and time, and color separation name.
pageMarksOffset	Number String	read/write	How far from the edge of the page to draw page marks
pageRange	PageRange PageRange.ALL_PAGES String	read/write	The pages to print, specified either as an enumeration or a string. To specify a range, separate page numbers in the string with a hyphen (-). To specify separate pages, separate page numbers in the string with a comma (,). Can return: PageRange enumerator or String.
parent	Application	readonly	The parent of the PDFExportPreference (a Application).
pdfColorSpace	PDFColorSpace PDFColorSpace.CMYK PDFColorSpace.RGB PDFColorSpace.UNCHANGED_COLOR_SPACE	read/write	The color space to use to represent color information in the exported PDF document.
pdfDestinationProfile	String	read/write	Destination color profile
pdfMarkType	MarkTypes MarkTypes.DEFAULT_VALUE	read/write	The types of printer's marks to include in the PDF document.
pdfXProfile	PDFProfileSelector PDFProfileSelector.USE_COMPOSITE_PROFILE PDFProfileSelector.USE_MONITOR_PROFILE PDFProfileSelector.USE_NO_PROFILE PDFProfileSelector.USE_SEPARATION_PROFILE String	read/write	The PDF X color profile to use for the PDF document. . Can return: PDFProfileSelector enumerator or String.
printerMarkWeight	PDFMarkWeight PDFMarkWeight.P10MM PDFMarkWeight.P125PT PDFMarkWeight.P15MM PDFMarkWeight.P20MM PDFMarkWeight.P25PT PDFMarkWeight.P30MM PDFMarkWeight.P50PT	read/write	The stroke weight for printer's marks.
properties	Object	read/write	A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time.
registrationMarks	Boolean	read/write	If true, prints small targets outside the page area for aligning color separations.
simulateOverprint	Boolean	read/write	If true, simulates the effects of overprinting spot inks with different neutral density values by converting spot colors to process colors for printing. Note: Not valid when the color output mode is defined to leave color profiles unchanged.
standardsCompliance	PDFXStandards PDFXStandards.NONE PDFXStandards.PDFX1A2001_STANDARD PDFXStandards.PDFX32002_STANDARD	read/write	The PDF/X standards compliance to test against.
subsetFontsBelow	Number	read/write	The threshold point at which all characters of a font are embedded
thresholdToCompressColor	Number (range 1 - 10)	read/write	The minimum dpi at which color compression is applied. (Range: 1 to 10 times the value specified for color bitmap sampling DPI.)
thresholdToCompressGray	Number (range 1 - 10)	read/write	The minimum dpi at which grayscale compression is applied. (Range: 1 to 10 times the value specified for grayscale bitmap sampling DPI.)
thresholdToCompressMonochrome	Number (range 1 - 10)	read/write	The minimum dpi at which monochrome compression is applied. (Range: 1 to 10 times the value specified for monochrome bitmap sampling DPI.)
useDocumentBleedWithPDF	Boolean	read/write	If true, uses the document's bleed settings in the PDF document.
useSecurity	Boolean	read/write	If true, activates security controls for the PDF document.
viewPDF	Boolean	read/write	If true, automatically opens the PDF file after exporting.

Object of

Application.pdfExportPreferences