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PDF Settings

Power PDF uses two independent sets of profiles to organize PDF output settings. See Profiles for details.

The PDF Settings dialog box appears if you click Edit in the PDF Settings section of any of the following dialog boxes:

Use the PDF Settings dialog box to add, modify or delete profiles for printing or exporting PDF files.

The existing profiles are displayed in this panel on the left. The list may include predefined profiles and those you created. Click any profile on the left to display its parameters on the right. You can edit the following parameters:

  • Compatible with: Select the PDF version. For details, see About PDF Versions.
  • Optimize for Web Viewing: Select this check box to produce Linearized PDF, which is suitable for online reading. For details on different PDF standards, see About PDF Versions.
  • Font Embed: Select which fonts to embed into the PDF document. Click Advanced on the right to start the Embed Font Controls dialog box, where you may customize the Font Embed profiles. See Embed Font Controls for details.
  • Compression: Use quality profiles to assign compression methods and levels to color depths (color, grayscale or monochrome). Select the compression quality that best fits your needs. Click Advanced to open the Compression Controls dialog box, where you can customize Compression Control profiles. See Compression Controls for details.
  • Security: Select any security restriction profile, or click Advanced to start the Security Controls dialog box to customize profiles. See Security Controls for details.

    PDF security features do not work for PDF/A formats.

  • Watermarks / Headers and Footers: Select from the predefined watermark profiles, or click Advanced to edit these profiles or build your own. If a watermark profile is selected, you can set the following:

    • Opacity: Specify opacity percentage, edit the value or use the slider on the right.
    • First Page Only: Select this check box to apply the watermark only to the first page of the document.
    • As Background: Select this check box to include the watermark in the background, behind the content.

  • Document settings: Select this check box to enable the Edit button. Click Edit to display the Document Settings window and set Power PDF opening options (such as navigation panel, page layout, or initial page to display) and basic document properties (such as title or author). See Document Settings for details.

  • Multiple pages per sheet: Select this check box to place multiple pages on a sheet in the PDF output. Click Edit to display the Multiple pages per sheet dialog box and set the layout and margins.

Use the command buttons available at the bottom of the dialog box:

  • Click New to create your own profile.
  • Click Delete to delete a selected profile. Deleted custom profiles cannot be restored.
  • Click Default to restore all profiles to their original settings.