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Adobe® Acrobat® Distiller® lets you optimize your PDF files for specific uses, including Web distribution, network printing and CD publication, and professional quality printed output. We'll show you how to optimize your file for high-quality printing, but you can use the same process for to optimize for digital printing and Web projects.
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Select the end use for the PDF.
Open Acrobat Distiller and select Press from the Job Options menu. Each of the job options includes default settings that automatically create the ideal type of PDF for the medium you choose.
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Open the Job Options dialog box.
From the Settings menu, choose Job Options. The default settings are designed for top-end output devices. For example, 2400 dpi is the default output resolution. This resolution is used in commercial typesetting systems, and is far beyond the range of laser printers.
For comparison, the Screen option creates the smallest possible files and retains the best features for online viewing. Between those two extremes lies the Print setting, which assumes that high-quality digital printing is the ultimate output.
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