PDFExportPreference

PDF export settings for the application object.

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Methods:

addEventListener, getElements, removeEventListener, toSource, toSpecifier

Hierarchy:

Class: PDFExportPreference

Property Listing

Property	Type	Access	Description
acrobatCompatibility	AcrobatCompatibility AcrobatCompatibility.ACROBAT_4 AcrobatCompatibility.ACROBAT_5 AcrobatCompatibility.ACROBAT_6 AcrobatCompatibility.ACROBAT_7 AcrobatCompatibility.ACROBAT_8	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	BitmapCompression BitmapCompression.AUTOMATIC_JPEG_2000 BitmapCompression.AUTO_COMPRESSION BitmapCompression.JPEG BitmapCompression.JPEG_2000 BitmapCompression.NONE BitmapCompression.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 (range 9 - 2400)	read/write	The ppi of the resampled image. (Range: 9 to 2400)
colorTileSize	Number (range 128 - 2048)	read/write	The tile size for color images. Valid only when color bitmap compression is JPEG 2000. (Range: 128 to 2048)
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.
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.
defaultDocumentLanguage	String	read/write	Sets the default document language in the exported PDF. The correct ISO code of the language must be provided.
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.
effectiveOCRegistry	String	readonly	Effective PDF/X OC Registry.
effectiveOutputCondition	String	readonly	Effective PDF/X output condition.
effectivePDFDestinationProfile	PDFProfileSelector PDFProfileSelector.USE_DOCUMENT PDFProfileSelector.USE_MONITOR_PROFILE PDFProfileSelector.USE_NO_PROFILE PDFProfileSelector.WORKING String	readonly	Effective destination color profile. Can return: PDFProfileSelector enumerator or String.
effectivePDFXProfile	PDFProfileSelector PDFProfileSelector.USE_DOCUMENT PDFProfileSelector.USE_MONITOR_PROFILE PDFProfileSelector.USE_NO_PROFILE PDFProfileSelector.WORKING String	readonly	Effective PDF X color profile. Can return: PDFProfileSelector enumerator or String.
eventListeners	EventListeners EventListener	readonly	A collection of event listeners.
events	Events Event	readonly	A collection of events.
exportAsSinglePages	Boolean	read/write	Export each page or spread as a separate PDF file.
exportGuidesAndGrids	Boolean	read/write	If true, includes visible guides and baseline grids in the PDF document.
exportHiddenSpread	Boolean	read/write	If true, export hidden spreads in PDF. If false, skip export of hidden spreads.
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.
exportWhichLayers	ExportLayerOptions ExportLayerOptions.EXPORT_ALL_LAYERS ExportLayerOptions.EXPORT_VISIBLE_LAYERS ExportLayerOptions.EXPORT_VISIBLE_PRINTABLE_LAYERS	read/write	Which layers to export.
generateThumbnails	Boolean	read/write	If true, generates thumbnail images for each page or spread.
grayTileSize	Number (range 128 - 2048)	read/write	The tile size for grayscale images. Valid only when grayscale bitmap compression is JPEG 2000. (Range: 128 to 2048)
grayscaleBitmapCompression	BitmapCompression BitmapCompression.AUTOMATIC_JPEG_2000 BitmapCompression.AUTO_COMPRESSION BitmapCompression.JPEG BitmapCompression.JPEG_2000 BitmapCompression.NONE BitmapCompression.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 (range 9 - 2400)	read/write	The ppi of the resampled image. (Range: 9 to 2400)
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	ICCProfiles ICCProfiles.INCLUDE_ALL ICCProfiles.INCLUDE_NONE ICCProfiles.INCLUDE_RGB_AND_TAGGED ICCProfiles.INCLUDE_TAGGED Boolean	read/write	The ICC Profiles to include in the exported PDF document. Can also accept: Boolean.
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.
interactiveElementsOption	InteractiveElementsOptions InteractiveElementsOptions.APPEARANCE_ONLY InteractiveElementsOptions.DO_NOT_INCLUDE	read/write	How to draw interactive elements.
isValid	Boolean	readonly	Returns true if the object specifier resolves to valid objects.
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 (range 9 - 2400)	read/write	The ppi of the resampled image. (Range: 9 to 2400)
ocRegistry	String	read/write	The web address for the output condition registry. Not valid when PDF/X-3 is the compliance standard or PDF export preset.
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.
openInFullScreen	Boolean	read/write	Open PDF in full screen mode.
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.
outputConditionName	String	read/write	The name of the output condition. Valid only when a PDF/X standard has been defined for the document.
pageInformationMarks	Boolean	read/write	If true, prints the filename, page number, current date and time, and color separation name.
pageMarksOffset	Number String	read/write	The offset from the edge of the page for page marks.
pageRange	PageRange PageRange.ALL_PAGES PageRange.SELECTED_ITEMS 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.GRAY PDFColorSpace.REPURPOSE_CMYK PDFColorSpace.REPURPOSE_RGB PDFColorSpace.RGB PDFColorSpace.UNCHANGED_COLOR_SPACE	read/write	The color space to use to represent color information in the exported PDF document.
pdfDestinationProfile	PDFProfileSelector PDFProfileSelector.USE_DOCUMENT PDFProfileSelector.USE_MONITOR_PROFILE PDFProfileSelector.USE_NO_PROFILE PDFProfileSelector.WORKING String	read/write	The gamut of the final RGB or CMYK device. Can return: PDFProfileSelector enumerator or String.
pdfDisplayTitle	PdfDisplayTitleOptions PdfDisplayTitleOptions.DISPLAY_DOCUMENT_TITLE PdfDisplayTitleOptions.DISPLAY_FILE_NAME	read/write	The export PDF display title.
pdfMagnification	PdfMagnificationOptions PdfMagnificationOptions.ACTUAL_SIZE PdfMagnificationOptions.DEFAULT_VALUE PdfMagnificationOptions.FIFTY_PERCENT PdfMagnificationOptions.FIT_HEIGHT PdfMagnificationOptions.FIT_PAGE PdfMagnificationOptions.FIT_VISIBLE PdfMagnificationOptions.FIT_WIDTH PdfMagnificationOptions.ONE_HUNDRED_PERCENT PdfMagnificationOptions.SEVENTY_FIVE_PERCENT PdfMagnificationOptions.TWENTY_FIVE_PERCENT	read/write	The export PDF magnification options.
pdfMarkType	MarkTypes MarkTypes.DEFAULT_VALUE MarkTypes.J_MARK_WITHOUT_CIRCLE MarkTypes.J_MARK_WITH_CIRCLE String	read/write	The type of printer marks, either an enum value or the name of a custom marks file. Can return: MarkTypes enumerator or String.
pdfPageLayout	PageLayoutOptions PageLayoutOptions.DEFAULT_VALUE PageLayoutOptions.SINGLE_PAGE PageLayoutOptions.SINGLE_PAGE_CONTINUOUS PageLayoutOptions.TWO_UP_COVER_PAGE PageLayoutOptions.TWO_UP_COVER_PAGE_CONTINUOUS PageLayoutOptions.TWO_UP_FACING PageLayoutOptions.TWO_UP_FACING_CONTINUOUS	read/write	The export PDF page layout.
pdfXProfile	PDFProfileSelector PDFProfileSelector.USE_DOCUMENT PDFProfileSelector.USE_MONITOR_PROFILE PDFProfileSelector.USE_NO_PROFILE PDFProfileSelector.WORKING String	read/write	The PDF X color profile to use for the PDF document. . Can return: PDFProfileSelector enumerator or String.
printerMarkWeight	PDFMarkWeight PDFMarkWeight.P125PT PDFMarkWeight.P25PT 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.
singlePagesPDFSuffix	String	read/write	Suffix to be used at the end of each file when pages are exported as separate PDF files.
standardsCompliance	PDFXStandards PDFXStandards.NONE PDFXStandards.PDFX1A2001_STANDARD PDFXStandards.PDFX1A2003_STANDARD PDFXStandards.PDFX32002_STANDARD PDFXStandards.PDFX32003_STANDARD PDFXStandards.PDFX42010_STANDARD	read/write	The PDF/X standards compliance to test against.
subsetFontsBelow	Number (range 0 - 100)	read/write	Sets the threshold for embedding complete fonts based on how many of the fonts' characters are used in the document. If the percentage of characters used in the document for any given font exceeds the specified value, the font is completely embedded; otherwise, the font is subsetted. (Range: 0 to 100) Notes: Embedding complete fonts increases file size. To completely embed all fonts, use 0 (zero).
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.

Method Listing

EventListener addEventListener (eventType:String, handler:Varies File JavaScriptFunction, [captures:Boolean=Boolean])

Adds an event listener.

Parameter	Type	Description
eventType	String	The event type.
handler	File JavaScriptFunction	The event handler. Can accept: File or JavaScript Function.
captures	Boolean	This parameter is obsolete. (Optional) (default: false)

Parameter

Type

Description

eventType

String

The event type.

handler

File

JavaScriptFunction

The event handler. Can accept: File or JavaScript Function.

captures

Boolean

This parameter is obsolete. (Optional)

(default: false)

PDFExportPreference getElements ()

Resolves the object specifier, creating an array of object references.

Boolean removeEventListener (eventType:String, handler:Varies File JavaScriptFunction, [captures:Boolean=Boolean])

Removes the event listener.

Parameter	Type	Description
eventType	String	The registered event type.
handler	File JavaScriptFunction	The registered event handler. Can accept: File or JavaScript Function.
captures	Boolean	This parameter is obsolete. (Optional) (default: false)