PDF export preferences.
PDFExportPreference Properties
| Property | Type | Access | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| AcrobatCompatibility | idAcrobatCompatibility enumeration | r/w | What version of Acrobat the PDF is compatible with. |
| AppliedFlattenerPreset | FlattenerPreset | r/w | The flattener preset. |
| BleedBottom | Unit (Double or String) (0 – 432 points) | r/w | Height of the bottom bleed. |
| BleedInside | Unit (Double or String) (0 – 432 points) | r/w | Width of the inside bleed. |
| BleedMarks | Boolean | r/w | Adds fine rules that define the amount of extra area to image outside the defined page size. |
| BleedOutside | Unit (Double or String) (0 – 432 points) | r/w | Width of the outside bleed. |
| BleedTop | Unit (Double or String) (0 – 432 points) | r/w | Height of the top bleed. |
| ChangeSecurityPassword | String | r/w | When changing the security settings of the exported PDF, the user will be asked for this password. You can only set this value. Getting the value will always fail. |
| ColorBars | Boolean | r/w | Adds small squares of color representing the CMYK inks and tints of gray in 10% increments. |
| ColorBitmapCompression | idBitmapCompression enumeration | r/w | Color bitmap compression. |
| ColorBitmapQuality | idCompressionQuality enumeration | r/w | Color bitmap quality. |
| ColorBitmapSampling | idSampling enumeration | r/w | The kind of resampling to apply to color bitmap images. |
| ColorBitmapSamplingDPI | Long (9 – 2400) | r/w | The resolution for resampling. |
| ColorTileSize | Long (128 – 2048) | r/w | Color tile size for JPEG 2000 compression. |
| CompressionType | idPDFCompressionType enumeration | r/w | The type of compression to apply to the PDF file. |
| CompressTextAndLineArt | Boolean | r/w | If true, compress text and line art using ZIP compression. |
| ContentToEmbed | idPDFContentToEmbed enumeration | r/w | The interactive content to embed in the PDF file. |
| CropImagesToFrames | Boolean | r/w | Export only image data that falls within the visible portion of the frame. |
| CropMarks | Boolean | r/w | Adds fine horizontal and vertical rules that define where the page should be trimmed. |
| DisallowChanging | Boolean | r/w | Should the user be disallowed from changing the document. |
| DisallowCopying | Boolean | r/w | Should the user be disallowed from copying items from the exported PDF. |
| DisallowDocumentAssembly | Boolean | r/w | Disallow document assembly in the exported PDF. |
| DisallowExtractionForAccessibility | Boolean | r/w | Disallow the user to extract content for accessibility in the exported PDF. |
| DisallowFormFillIn | Boolean | r/w | Disallow the user to change form fields in the exported PDF. |
| DisallowHiResPrinting | Boolean | r/w | Disallow high resolution printing in the exported PDF. |
| DisallowNotes | Boolean | r/w | Should the user be disallowed from changing notes and form fields in the exported PDF. |
| DisallowPlaintextMetadata | Boolean | r/w | Disallow plaintext metadata in the exported PDF. |
| DisallowPrinting | Boolean | r/w | Should the user be disallowed from printing the exported PDF. |
| ExportGuidesAndGrids | Boolean | r/w | If true, include visible guides and baseline grids in the PDF. |
| ExportLayers | Boolean | r/w | If true, include layers in the PDF. |
| ExportNonprintingObjects | Boolean | r/w | If true, include non-printing objects in the PDF. |
| ExportReaderSpreads | Boolean | r/w | If true, export pages together as if they were bound on the same sheet. |
| GenerateThumbnails | Boolean | r/w | If true, generate thumbnails for each page or spread. |
| GrayscaleBitmapCompression | idBitmapCompression enumeration | r/w | The type of grayscale bitmap compression. |
| GrayscaleBitmapQuality | idCompressionQuality enumeration | r/w | Grayscale bitmap quality. |
| GrayscaleBitmapSampling | idSampling enumeration | r/w | The kind of resampling to apply to grayscale bitmap images. |
| GrayscaleBitmapSamplingDPI | Long (9 – 2400) | r/w | The resolution for resampling. |
| GrayTileSize | Long (128 – 2048) | r/w | Gray tile size for JPEG 2000 compression. |
| IgnoreSpreadOverrides | Boolean | r/w | If true, ignore flattener spread overrides. |
| IncludeBookmarks | Boolean | r/w | If true, include bookmarks in the PDF. |
| IncludeHyperlinks | Boolean | r/w | If true, include hyperlinks in the PDF. |
| IncludeICCProfiles | idICCProfiles enumeration | r/w | If true, embed ICC profiles in the exported PDF. |
| IncludeSlugWithPDF | Boolean | r/w | If true, include the slug area in the PDF. |
| IncludeStructure | Boolean | r/w | If true, include structure in the PDF. |
| InteractiveElements | Boolean | r/w | If true, include interactive elements in the PDF. |
| MonochromeBitmapCompression | idMonoBitmapCompression enumeration | r/w | Monochrome bitmap compression. |
| MonochromeBitmapSampling | idSampling enumeration | r/w | The kind of resampling to apply to monochrome bitmap images. |
| MonochromeBitmapSamplingDPI | Long (9 – 2400) | r/w | The resolution for resampling. |
| OCRegistry | String | r/w | PDF/X OC Registry. |
| OmitBitmaps | Boolean | r/w | If true, do not include bitmap images (but include OPI image links). |
| OmitEPS | Boolean | r/w | If true, do not include EPS graphics (but include OPI image links). |
| OmitPDF | Boolean | r/w | If true, do not include PDF graphics (but include OPI image links). |
| OpenDocumentPassword | String | r/w | When opening the exported PDF, the user will be asked for this password. You can only set this value. Getting the value will always fail. |
| OptimizePDF | Boolean | r/w | If true, optimize the exported PDF. |
| OutputCondition | String | r/w | PDF/X output condition. |
| OutputConditionName | String | r/w | PDF/X output condition name. |
| PageInformationMarks | Boolean | r/w | Includes the filename, page number, current date and time, and color separation name outside the page area. |
| PageMarksOffset | Unit (Double or String) (0 – 72 points) | r/w | How far from the edge of the page to draw page marks. |
| PageRange | idPageRange enumeration, String | r/w | The range of pages to export. |
| Parent | Object | read | The parent of the object. |
| PDFColorSpace | idPDFColorSpace enumeration | r/w | Specifies how to represent the color information in the exported PDF. |
| PDFDestinationProfile | idPDFProfileSelector enumeration, String | r/w | Destination color profile. |
| PDFMarkType | idMarkTypes enumeration | r/w | The type of PDF printer’s mark to use. |
| PDFXProfile | idPDFProfileSelector enumeration, String | r/w | PDF X color profile. |
| PrinterMarkWeight | idPDFMarkWeight enumeration | r/w | The weight of the printer mark. |
| RegistrationMarks | Boolean | r/w | Adds small ‘targets’ outside the page area for aligning the different separations. |
| SimulateOverprint | Boolean | r/w | If true, simulate overprinting. |
| StandardsCompliance | idPDFXStandards enumeration | r/w | PDF/X Standards compliance. |
| SubsetFontsBelow | Long (0 – 100) | r/w | The threshold point at which all characters of a font are embedded. |
| ThresholdToCompressColor | Long | r/w | Dots per inch threshold which causes color image compression. |
| ThresholdToCompressGray | Long | r/w | Dots per inch threshold which causes gray image compression. |
| ThresholdToCompressMonochrome | Long | r/w | Dots per inch threshold which causes monochrome image compression. |
| UseDocumentBleedWithPDF | Boolean | r/w | If true, use the document bleed area in the PDF. |
| UseSecurity | Boolean | r/w | If true, use security settings when exporting a PDF. |
| ViewJDF | Boolean | r/w | If true, create and open an associated JDF file after exporting. |
| ViewPDF | Boolean | r/w | If true, open the PDF file after exporting. |