AnnetteD Posted June 5, 2019 Posted June 5, 2019 Hi everyone, very excited about this new program! I am hoping to, one day, be able to kiss adobe goodby but I have a question. I've been using adobe products for so long, it's always been so automatic to make a pdf through whatever program I was using, so now I am wondering how to make a print ready pdf without acrobat? I am using a macbook pro and I know I have Preview installed but is that good enough for print ready files? I'm currently paying for Creative Cloud, and using multiple programs and I think there is the option to just pay for 1 program but if there is something else out there, I would love to get away from adobe all together. Thanks so much for any help/advise. Annette Quote
Joachim_L Posted June 6, 2019 Posted June 6, 2019 Why do you need Acrobat for a print-ready document? Export your layout in Publisher with the press-ready setting for PDF. I still need Acrobat Pro for special cases or making forms. Other options are Foxit Phantom or all the other PDF programmes that are not just PDF readers. Quote ------ Windows 10 | i5-8500 CPU | Intel UHD 630 Graphics | 32 GB RAM | Latest Retail and Beta versions of complete Affinity range installed
Bad_Wolf Posted June 6, 2019 Posted June 6, 2019 I use Nuance PowerPDF on Windows (I think there is also a Mac version) to create PDF files just by using "Print...". Works great and afterwards, you can edit them too. Also, the document is very precise converted to PDF format. Quote
AnnetteD Posted June 6, 2019 Author Posted June 6, 2019 Joachim, if I uninstall Acrobat, I don't think I will have the ability to create pdf's from Publisher, will I? I could probably export the layout and have Preview generate the pdf but I need to be able to select my own settings, depending on the print shop I'm sending the artwork too. Most of them have their own pre-sets that they like me to use. Bad_Wolf, thank you for suggesting Nuance Power PDF. I am familiar with their dictation software but didn't know they had a pdf program, I will look into that! Quote
Joachim_L Posted June 6, 2019 Posted June 6, 2019 You do not need Acrobat for creating PDF from Publisher. The Affinity Software uses PDFlib library. And yes you can export PDF for your print shop. There are a variety of export settings that should meet the demands of your print shop. Just try it. Quote ------ Windows 10 | i5-8500 CPU | Intel UHD 630 Graphics | 32 GB RAM | Latest Retail and Beta versions of complete Affinity range installed
AnnetteD Posted June 6, 2019 Author Posted June 6, 2019 Oh, great, I didn't know it would do that. I'll check it out. Thanks so much for the info! Annette Quote
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