IBM Lotus Symphony


Export as PDF

Export as PDF

Saves the current file to Portable Document Format (PDF) version 1.4.

A PDF file can be viewed and printed on any platform with the original formatting intact, provided that supporting software is installed.

To access this command...

Choose File - Export as PDF

Export as PDF Export Directly as PDF

General

Pages

Sets the export options for the pages included in the PDF file.

All

Exports all defined print ranges. If no print range is defined, exports the entire document.

Range

Exports the pages you type in the box.

To export a range of pages, use the format 3-6. To export single pages, use the format 7;9;11. If you want, you can export a combination of page ranges and single pages, by using a format like 3-6;8;10;12.

Selection

Exports the current selection.

Images

Sets the PDF export options for images inside your document.

Note Icon EPS images with embedded previews are exported only as previews. EPS images without embedded previews are exported as empty placeholders.

Lossless compression

Selects a lossless compression of images. All pixels are preserved.

JPEG compression

Selects a JPEG compression of images. With a high quality level, almost all pixels are preserved. With a low quality level, some pixels get lost and artefacts are introduced, but file sizes are reduced.

Quality

Enter the quality level for JPEG compression.

Reduce image resolution

Selects to resample or down-size the images to a lower number of pixels per inch.

Select the target resolution for the images.

General

Sets general PDF export options.

PDF/A-1a

Converts to the PDF/A-1a format. This is defined as an electronic document file format for long term preservation. All fonts that were used in the source document will be embedded into the generated PDF file. PDF tags will be written.

Tagged PDF

Selects to write PDF tags. This can increase file size by huge amounts.

Tagged PDF contains information about the structure of the document contents. This can help to display the document on devices with different screens, and when using screen reader software.

Export comments

Selects to export comments of Lotus® Symphony™ Documents and Lotus Symphony Spreadsheets documents as PDF notes.

Export bookmarks

Selects to export bookmarks of Lotus Symphony Documents documents as PDF bookmarks. Bookmarks are created for all outline paragraphs (Tools - Outline Numbering) and for all table of contents entries for which you did assign hyperlinks in the source document.

Create PDF form

Choose to create a PDF form. This can be filled out and printed by the user of the PDF document.

Submit format

Select the format of submitting forms from within the PDF file.

Select the format of the data that you will receive from the submitter: FDF (Forms Data Format), PDF, HTML, or XML.

This setting overrides the control's URL property that you set in the document.

Export automatically inserted blank pages

If switched on, automatically inserted blank pages are being exported to pdf file. This is best if you are printing the pdf file double-sided. Example: In a book a chapter paragraph style is set to always start with an odd numbered page. The previous chapter ends on an odd page. Lotus Symphony inserts an even numbered blank page. This option controls whether to export that even numbered page or not.

Create hybrid file

When the Sun PDF Import Extension is installed, this setting enables you to export the document as a .pdf file containing two file formats: PDF and ODF.

Initial View

Panes

Page only

Select to generate a PDF file that shows only the page contents.

Bookmarks and page

Select to generate a PDF file that shows a bookmarks palette and the page contents.

Thumbnails and page

Select to generate a PDF file that shows a thumbnails palette and the page contents.

Open on page

Select to show the given page when the reader opens the PDF file.

Magnification

Default

Select to generate a PDF file that shows the page contents without zooming. If the reader software is configured to use a zoom factor by default, the page shows with that zoom factor.

Fit in window

Select to generate a PDF file that shows the page zoomed to fit entirely into the reader's window.

Fit width

Select to generate a PDF file that shows the page zoomed to fit the width of the reader's window.

Fit visible

Select to generate a PDF file that shows the text and graphics on the page zoomed to fit the width of the reader's window.

Zoom factor

Select a given zoom factor when the reader opens the PDF file.

Page layout

Default

Select to generate a PDF file that shows the pages according to the layout setting of the reader software.

Single page

Select to generate a PDF file that shows one page at a time.

Continuous

Select to generate a PDF file that shows pages in a continuous vertical column.

Continuous facing

Select to generate a PDF file that shows pages side by side in a continuous column. For more than two pages, the first page is displayed on the right.

First page is left

Select to generate a PDF file that shows pages side by side in a continuous column. For more than two pages, the first page is displayed on the left. You must enable support for complex text layout on Tools - Options - Language settings - Languages.

User Interface

Window options

Resize window to initial page

Select to generate a PDF file that is shown in a full screen reader window.

Center window on screen

Select to generate a PDF file that is shown in a reader window centered on screen.

Open in full screen mode

Select to generate a PDF file that is shown in a full screen reader window in front of all other windows.

Display document title

Select to generate a PDF file that is shown with the document title in the reader's title bar.

User interface options

Hide menu bar

Select to hide the reader's menu bar when the document is active.

Hide toolbar

Select to hide the reader's toolbar when the document is active.

Hide window controls

Select to hide the reader's controls when the document is active.

Transitions

Use transition effects

Selects to export Lotus Symphony Presentations slide transition effects to respective PDF effects.

Bookmarks

All bookmark levels

Select to show all bookmark levels when the reader opens the PDF file.

Visible bookmark levels

Select to show bookmark levels down to the selected level when the reader opens the PDF file.

Links

Specify how to export bookmarks and hyperlinks in your document.

Export bookmarks as named destinations

The bookmarks (targets of references) in PDF files can be defined as rectangular areas. Additionally, bookmarks to named objects can be defined by their names. Enable the checkbox to export the names of objects in your document as valid bookmark targets. This allows to link to those objects by name from other documents.

Convert document references to PDF targets

Enable this checkbox to convert the URLs referencing other ODF files to PDF files with the same name. In the referencing URLs the extensions .odt, .odp, .ods, .odg, and .odm are converted to the extension .pdf.

Export URLs relative to file system

Enable this checkbox to export URLs to other documents as relative URLs in the file system. See "relative hyperlinks" in the Help.

Cross-document links

Specify how to handle hyperlinks from your PDF file to other files.

Default mode

Links from your PDF document to other documents will be handled as it is specified in your operating system.

Open with PDF reader application

Cross-document links are opened with the PDF reader application that currently shows the document. The PDF reader application must be able to handle the specified file type inside the hyperlink.

Open with Internet browser

Cross-document links are opened with the Internet browser. The Internet browser must be able to handle the specified file type inside the hyperlink.

Security

Set open password

Click to open a dialog where you enter the password. The PDF file can be opened only when the user enters the correct password.

Set permission password

Click to open a dialog where you enter the password. The permissions can be changed only when the user enters the correct password.

Printing

Not permitted

Printing the document is not permitted.

Low resolution (150 dpi)

The document can only be printed in low resolution (150 dpi). Not all PDF readers honor this setting.

High resolution

The document can be printed in high resolution.

Changes

Not permitted

No changes of the content are permitted.

Inserting, deleting, and rotating pages

Only inserting, deleting, and rotating pages is permitted.

Filling in form fields

Only filling in form fields is permitted.

Commenting, filling in form fields

Only commenting and filling in form fields is permitted.

Any except extracting pages

All changes are permitted, except extracting pages.

Enable copying of content

Select to enable copying of content to the clipboard.

Enable text access for accessibility tools

Select to enable text access for accessibility tools.

Export

Exports the current file in PDF format.


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