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Embed Thumbnails creates a thumbnail preview for each page in the PDF file. For more
information, see
“Creating and deleting thumbnails” on page 90
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Note:
Acrobat 5.0 automatically generates thumbnails “on the fly” whenever you open the
Thumbnails palette of a PDF file; prior versions do not, however. Adding thumbnails
increases the file size of the PDF file.
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Auto-Rotate Pages automatically rotates pages based on the orientation of the text or
DSC comments. For example, some pages (such as those containing tables) in a
document may require the document to be turned sideways to be read. With Auto-
Rotate Pages selected, choose Individually to rotate each page based on the direction
of the text on that page. Choose Collectively by File to rotate all pages in the document
based on the orientation of the majority of text.
Note:
If the Process DSC Comments option is selected in the Distiller Advanced job options
and if %%Viewing Orientation comments are included, Distiller gives precedence to these
comments.
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Page Range specifies which pages to convert to Adobe PDF. You can convert all of the
pages in the file, or enter numbers representing a range of pages. You can leave the To
text box empty to create a range from the page number you enter in the From text box
to the end of the file.
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Binding specifies whether to display a PDF file with left-side or right-side binding. This
affects the display of pages in the Facing Page - Continuous layout and the display of
thumbnails side by side.
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Resolution emulates the resolution of a printer. For PostScript files that adjust their
behavior according to the resolution of the printer they are running on to behave
correctly, Distiller must emulate the behavior of a printer. For most PostScript files, a
higher resolution setting will result in larger but higher quality PDF, while a lower
setting will result in smaller but lower quality PDF. Most commonly, resolution deter-
mines the number of steps in a gradient or blend. You can enter a value from 72 to
4000. Generally, however, you should leave this at the default setting unless you plan to
print the PDF file on a specific printer and you want Distiller to emulate the resolution
defined in the original PostScript file.
Note:
Increasing the resolution setting increases the file size and may slightly increase the
time required to process some files.
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To specify a default page size, enter a width and height, and choose a unit of measure.
The maximum size is 200-by-200 inches (45-by-45 inches for Acrobat 3.0 compatibility).
Distiller uses this page size only if a PostScript file does not specify a paper size. Typically,
PostScript files include this information, except for EPS files, which give a bounding box
size but not a page size.
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To apply the changes to the current job options, click OK. (You cannot overwrite the
predefined sets of options.) To save the changes as a different job options file and make
that the new job options file, click Save As.Then enter a name and location for the new set,
and click Save in the Save Job Options As dialog box. By default, these files are saved in the
Distillr/Settings folder (Windows) or Distiller/Settings folder (Mac OS) in the Acrobat
folder.