Re: Book Save-As PDF w/ multiple page sizes - Follow-Up
Hey Charles, What we do here if we have odd-sized or even just rotated pages is put them in separate files from the regular pages. So a single chapter can actually consist of multiple files, in order, for each change in size or orientation. All you have to do is make sure that the numbering is set to Use same chapter number as previous file, and Save As PDF works fine. You might be able to get the same effect by turning them into a section, but I haven't used that so I can't really say. Of course, setting up in multiple files can be a small nuisance. On the other hand, you don't have to worry about reapplying master pages if the amount of information you have changes. On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 4:58 PM, Charles Richardson c...@matrixpress.com wrote: There have been several responses to my original post. Here is my take-away summary: As I stated in the original post, Save-As PDF works perfectly for me as long as all pages are same size. Books with dozens of bookmarks and thousands of links come out just fine. BTW, I am using MicroType TimeSavers to manage special bookmarks. Like David Artman, who responded that he would never use Save-As PDF, I too avoided it entirely until very recently when Shlomo Perets encouraged me to use it in response to another post. My prior reluctance went back to Dov Isaacs’ posts several FM releases ago when, as an Adobe respondent, he said that the Save-As function had significant issues. I tested the suggestion from Craig Ede (put a tabloid page first) with the result that all pages in the PDF were tabloid. Fred Ridder suggested making changes in the print window via a possible selection that detected page size automatically. This is, in fact, the result I get by default if I do a print to .ps, i.e., the PDF virtual printer or Distiller DOES detect page size automatically. That is the process I’ve been using from the beginning. I don’t know how to make this happen with the Save-As method, which is why I posted today. Only a few of the 30-some print books I use to publish an 8,000 page document have tabloid pages. Barring some further response that provides a workable methodology, I will continue to publish those books that have mixed-size pages in the traditional print to .ps + Distiller as I had been doing exclusively until quite recently. Why continue to use the Save-As method? Why not just keep the process I’ve always had? Well, for one thing, when I have to produce the entire document (over 30 books), it is much faster and simpler to use the Save-As PDF. As always, thanks to those who have responded. If I discover a solution to the original issue, I will post an update. Charles *From:* framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] *On Behalf Of *Charles Richardson *Sent:* Monday, June 08, 2015 10:36 AM *To:* framers@lists.frameusers.com *Subject:* Book Save-As PDF w/ multiple page sizes Unable to find answer in FM docs. How does one configure FM to do Save-As PDF with the correct output page sizes (e.g., book with mixed letter/tabloid pages) in PDF? This is not a problem if a book print setup is set to tabloid and printed to .ps then distilled; the output reflects the original page sizes. With Save-As, if the page size is set to tabloid, all the pages in the output will be tabloid. I can get only one size or the other. FM12 (unstructured)/Acrobat IX Adobe PDF Converter/W7 Thanks for your help! Charles ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as ljsims...@gmail.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/ljsims.ml%40gmail.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. -- Lin Sims ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
FW: Book Save-As PDF w/ multiple page sizes - Follow-Up
As I mentioned in my summary, I have just started to use Save-As PDF where it works because it greatly simplifies a massive publishing task. I plan to continue to use the regular print to file + Distill for books that include files with more than one page size, which is the process I've been using for many years. That process handles the differing sizes automatically. It would be nice if Save-As worked the same way.but it doesn't. From: Fred Ridder [mailto:docu...@hotmail.com] Sent: Monday, June 08, 2015 5:32 PM Subject: RE: Book Save-As PDF w/ multiple page sizes - Follow-Up I still don't understand why you have to use Save As PDF rather than Print to PDF via the Adobe PDF virtual printer. Except for the fact that they each use their own set of Acrobat Distiller preferences (e.g. font subsetting, compatibility, raster graphics down/subsampling), they are mostly the same thing except that one requires using one GUI and the other needs you to use two. Does Print to PDF via Adobe PDF printer yield different page sizes? ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Book Save-As PDF w/ multiple page sizes - Follow-Up
There have been several responses to my original post. Here is my take-away summary: As I stated in the original post, Save-As PDF works perfectly for me as long as all pages are same size. Books with dozens of bookmarks and thousands of links come out just fine. BTW, I am using MicroType TimeSavers to manage special bookmarks. Like David Artman, who responded that he would never use Save-As PDF, I too avoided it entirely until very recently when Shlomo Perets encouraged me to use it in response to another post. My prior reluctance went back to Dov Isaacs' posts several FM releases ago when, as an Adobe respondent, he said that the Save-As function had significant issues. I tested the suggestion from Craig Ede (put a tabloid page first) with the result that all pages in the PDF were tabloid. Fred Ridder suggested making changes in the print window via a possible selection that detected page size automatically. This is, in fact, the result I get by default if I do a print to .ps, i.e., the PDF virtual printer or Distiller DOES detect page size automatically. That is the process I've been using from the beginning. I don't know how to make this happen with the Save-As method, which is why I posted today. Only a few of the 30-some print books I use to publish an 8,000 page document have tabloid pages. Barring some further response that provides a workable methodology, I will continue to publish those books that have mixed-size pages in the traditional print to .ps + Distiller as I had been doing exclusively until quite recently. Why continue to use the Save-As method? Why not just keep the process I've always had? Well, for one thing, when I have to produce the entire document (over 30 books), it is much faster and simpler to use the Save-As PDF. As always, thanks to those who have responded. If I discover a solution to the original issue, I will post an update. Charles From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Charles Richardson Sent: Monday, June 08, 2015 10:36 AM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Book Save-As PDF w/ multiple page sizes Unable to find answer in FM docs. How does one configure FM to do Save-As PDF with the correct output page sizes (e.g., book with mixed letter/tabloid pages) in PDF? This is not a problem if a book print setup is set to tabloid and printed to .ps then distilled; the output reflects the original page sizes. With Save-As, if the page size is set to tabloid, all the pages in the output will be tabloid. I can get only one size or the other. FM12 (unstructured)/Acrobat IX Adobe PDF Converter/W7 Thanks for your help! Charles ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
