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How to embed printer settings in a pdf

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2008-12-08 14:45:23
isaanderson
Registered: Aug 11 2008
Posts: 72

I constantly do print materials that are bigger than 8.5 x 11 but most of the time my clients request a PDF of those files to post on their websites or for emailing. However since most people do not know how to shrink the pdfs by changing their printer settings they often complain that the document does not fit in a 8.5" x 11" piece of paper. My question is if there is a script that I can embed somehow in the pdf so it automatically shrinks down the document to fit in a letter size paper and it also rotates and centers the content on the page.

Or is there any other way I can do this by changing the properties of the pdf within acrobat pro?

Please help me, I've been looking for hours inside the forums and can't find any information that relates to this topic.

Thanks in advance!

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2009-01-20 00:20:19
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ExpertTeam
Registered: Sep 24 2005
Posts: 252
Hi!

The following post from resident expert Thom Parker might help you out - http://www.acrobatusers.com/forums/aucbb/viewtopic.php?id=3093

All the best,

Jon

I've been using Acrobat since v1.0 and still get amazed by its power. An Acrobat ACE since 1999

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2009-01-20 01:13:05
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UVSAR
Expert
Registered: Oct 29 2008
Posts: 1357
Bear in mind Thom's solution, using the PrintParams object, will only work as an external (folder-level) script and not as something embedded into the PDF file itself. It also doesn't hook into the normal print tools (the toolbar icon, ctrl-P, etc.) so normal users will probably bypass it by mistake anyways.

It's vaguely sensible not to embed print layout settings into the file - the fundamental notion of PDF is the P - portable - and Adobe tries very hard to avoid device-specific data in PDF files. A folder-level script is "installed" onto a computer and so can be specific to that user's needs, but a PDF file in itself should be equally easy (or equally hard!) to print on any printer.
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2009-02-02 11:26:44
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efos
Registered: Jan 8 2009
Posts: 63
I am in a similar situation, where I would like to set default handling behavior to "shrink" so I've attached the following to the Will Print document action

var pp = this.getPrintParams()
pp.pageHandling = pp.constants.handling.shrink
this.print(pp)

It, however, does not work since this action takes place after the user has selected OK.
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2009-02-02 12:08:14
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efos
Registered: Jan 8 2009
Posts: 63
...and I'm writing this off as not possible. But since the oversized images I'm working with are vector based, I can just export them as an 8.5x11 pdf; and the user will just have to zoom a bit more.

Is this an option for you? Does Acrobat retain the full resolution of a raster image scaled to fit these dimensions?
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2009-03-31 07:42:07
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mariarogers
Registered: Mar 31 2009
Posts: 4
Looking for a definition of the color tab in distiller for the color management policies. What do the four choice mean? I am not understanding the difference between "no color conversion" and "tag everything for color mgmt".

Thank you for any help.
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