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Exporting a PDF

Exporting a PDF - InDesign Tutorial

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Exporting a PDF

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- [Instructor] If you want to send a proof of your file to a client, you'll probably send them a PDF. If you want to send a finished document to a printer, you should probably send them a PDF. So it's crucially important that you be able to create robust PDFs right from InDesign. To make a PDF, just go to the File menu and choose Export. Then, from the Format menu, you have to choose between two different PDF formats, PDF interactive or PDF print. The interactive option should only be used if your document has movies or buttons or something like that. But for the vast majority of PDFs, you should choose the Adobe PDF print option. Even if you're using hyperlinks and bookmarks, this is the better choice. Now, when you click save, you get a bunch of options to choose from, but I recommend that everybody start by choosing one of the Adobe PDF presets up here at the top. For example, if you're sending this PDF to a…

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