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1. appended to the preview file name 4 Select the Clipping Paths checkbox to save the Clipping Path in the preview file Select the ICC Profiles checkbox to save an ICC Profile if defined in the PDF to the preview file 6 Select the Duotones EPS checkbox to save the image preview to a Duotone EPS if the color space is defined as DeviceN and uses Spot named colors i e PANTONE 123 C 7 Select the Save Missing Images OPI checkbox to create a file in the conversion folder for a missing image which has a known name This allows you to eventually update the images upon locating the originals 8 Unlink Images is related to the Save Image Previews and the Save Missing Images OPI preferences If a PDF contains an image path i e OPI data and PDF2DTP can locate that image it will link to it If no OPI data is present in the PDF or the image pointed to by OPI data cannot be found then if Save Image Previews is unchecked the image will be listed with a Status of No Disk File under the Links window If Save Image Previews is checked then PDF2DTP will attempt to create a preview image and name it using the following format Image01 p01 tif where Image01 represents the number of the image on a page and p01 represents the page in the document where the image is located Oo PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 31 POF2DTP Preferences Show Preferences Before Converting Convert Page Range iM Save Docu2. After you have installed PDF2DTP for InDesign start up InDesign PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 17 PDF2OTP for InDesign C56 v1 Mac PDF2DTP for InDesign CS6 v1 Mac MARKZWARE A Thank you for your purchase Attempting to activate application The very first time you start up InDesign after installing PDF2DTP the Plug In will attempt to contact Markzware s License Server and activate your product This should be a fairly transparent process but may take a few minutes If the Plug In is able to contact the License Server then you will be activated First you will see the screen shown above This screen can be present for up to several minutes so please be patient You can click the Close button to dismiss the screen and if the PDF2DTP Plug In is able to successfully activate you will see the screen shown in the next step once activation has completed PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 18 PDF2OTP for InDesign C56 v1 Mac PDF2DTP for InDesign CS6 v1 Mac MARKZWARE A Activation process is now complete your product is ready to use Thank you for selecting a Markzware product for your needs H you have any questions please contact For more information about our other products visit us online at If PDF2DTP can successfully activate you will see the above pictured screen Click on the Close button to dismiss this screen and start using PDF2DTP At this time you should also have the PDF2DTP for InDesign
3. IP PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual Copyright 2012 Markzware PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 1 PDF2DTP for InDesign System Requirements 1 1 PDF2DTP for InDesign Mac System Requirements 1 2 PDF2DTP for InDesign Win System Requirements 2 PDF2DTP for InDesign Installation 2 1 PDF2DTP for InDesign Installation on Mac 2 2 PDF2DTP for InDesign Installation on Win 3 PDF2DTP for InDesign Activation 3 1 PDF2DTP for InDesign Successful Activation 3 2 PDF2DTP for InDesign Failed Activation 3 3 Proxy Setup and Issues 4 PDF2DTP for InDesign Registration 4 1 PDF2DTP for InDesign Registration 5 PDF2InDesign Menu and Preferences 5 1 Accessing PDF2DTP for InDesign 5 2 PDF2DTP for InDesign Preferences 6 What is PDF2DTP for InDesign 6 1 About PDF2DTP for InDesign a few words from the creator 7 PDF2DTP for InDesign Quick Start Guide 7 1 PDF2DTP Up and Running Quickly 8 PDF2DTP for InDesign Conversion Tips 8 1 PDF2DTP For InDesign Document Conversion Tips 17 20 21 25 29 30 35 37 41 10 8 2 8 3 8 4 8 5 8 6 8 7 8 8 8 9 8 10 PDF2DTP for InDesign Font Conversion Tips PDF2DTP for InDesign Style Sheet Conversion Tips PDF2DTP for InDesign Text Conversion Tips PDF2DTP for InDesign Text Box Conversion Tips PDF2DTP for InDesign Image Conversion Tips PDF2DTP for InDesign Color Conversion Tips PDF2DTP for InDesign Tint Box Conversion Tips PDF2DTP for InDesign Tables Conversion
4. Install this application for By default Anyone who uses this computer all users is selected Unless you want to restrict PDF2DTP for InDesign to just your account leave the default value for all users enabled PDF2DTP for InDesign Setup Type Unless instructed by Markzware Tech Support you should select the Complete install type PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 14 PDF2DTP for InDesign Review POFZOTP For C Start Copying Files Beven entrap dekre copyeg ties UST OF ACTIONS No Pre mashng Plagra found ingot Phage Fe PDF20TPV1_CS6 v1 88 To Folde C Program Fie eB6 Vidobe Adobe InDesign S6 Pl ucana F w The installer will present a Review window that will show you where the PDF2DTP for InDesign Plug In will be installed PDF2DTP for InDesign Installation Complete insta hield Wizard Complete Click the Finish button to close the PDF2DTP for InDesign Installer PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 15 PDF2DTP for InDesign Activation PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 16 PDF2DTP for InDesign Successful Activation Important Note While the screen shots in this section show a Successful Activation on a Mac the same screens will appear on Windows versions of PDF2DTP for InDesign Please use this section as a guide as there may be differences in the look and feel of screens due to operating system differences and the version of PDF2DTP for InDesign you are activating
5. l q93m_3_placed_305d rq4Sqt idik Zero bytes B Q93m_3_Placed_305dpi_lmages_v01_ Layout 1_PressQual indd 1 3 MB Image01 p01 tif 3 1 MB Image02 p01 tif 4 4 MB Image03 p01 tif 3 9 MB v Z qo3m_3_Placed_305dpi_lmages_v01_ Layout 1_LowQual folder lt q93m_3_placed_305d co_s8y idlk Zero bytes B Q93m_3_Placed_305dpi_Images_v01_Layout 1_LowQual indd 1 1 MB Image01 p01 tif 136 KB Image02 p01 tif 192 KB Image03 p01 tif 171 KB Images can often pose a major problem when considering a goal of attempting to convert the PDF back to the same level of quality as the original document In many cases the PDF was generated where images have been down sampled to a lower resolution thus making it physically impossible to reach the goal of a flawless exact duplicate of the original document The above example shows a PDF file created using QuarkXPress where the original placed images were 305dpi Two PDF files were created out of QuarkXPress one using the Press Quality settings and one using the Low Quality settings As you can see PDF2DTP can only extract the quality of image that was originally set when the PDF file was created PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 47 It is important to understand a term known as OPI which stands for Open Prepress Interface This is where a low resolution image is placed on the document page as a placement holder for a higher resolution image stored in a known location
6. L nun ac 00 Last Namo City company BN State Province r Me ZipCode OOOO Phone Cid Please retain this number in a safe and accessible location as it is used to obtain technical support and may be used to qualify for eligible upgrades and special upgrade pricing C If you are having issues registering your product ploase contant Close Submit Although your email address is the only required field to register PDF2DTP for InDesign it is strongly suggested you at least provide your Name and a phone number as well Better yet why not fill out the full form You purchased the software license why not make sure that it is associated with you and your proper contact info PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 26 PDF2OTP for InDesign C56 v1 Mac PDF2DTP for InDesign CS6 v1 Mac MARKZWARE A Thank you for registering Once you have successfully submitted your PDF2DTP for InDesign Registration form you will receive a Thank You screen Click on the Close button to dismiss this screen At this point you are ready to start using PDF2DTP for InDesign PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 27 PDF2InDesign Menu and Preferences PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 28 Accessing PDF2DTP for InDesign Pub2ID onvert Page Range Preferences pdates Once PDF2DTP for InDesign has been properly installed and activated you will see a new menu in InDesign called Markzware Under the Markzware menu you
7. Registration Screen visible Please fill out the Registration form before starting to use PDF2DTP for InDesign Should you have any issues we have provided links on the Activation Complete screen to contact Markzware Tech Support PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 19 PDF2DTP for InDesign Failed Activation Important Note While the screen shots in this section show a Failed Activation on a Mac the same screens will appear on Windows versions of PDF2DTP for InDesign Please use this section as a guide as there may be differences in the look and feel of screens due to operating system differences and the version of PDF2DTP for InDesign you are using PDF2DTP for InDesign Non Activated Product PDF2OTP for InDesign CSG v1 Mac PDF2DTP for InDesign CS6 v1 Mac N ARKIN AREA If the application is not activated it can no longer be used after Jul 16 2013 1 28 00 PM For questions regarding activation please contact Unable to reach activation server Please click to configure proxy settings The above is a reminder screen to Activate your product If for any reason PDF2DTP for InDesign was unable to reach our License Server you can still run the product but every time you start up InDesign you will presented with the above screen reminding you that you must take action by the specified date VERY IMPORTANT If you do not Activate PDF2DTP for InDesign by the date listed on your screen YOU WILL LOSE YOUR LICENSE AND NEED TO
8. REPURCHASE PDF2DTP for InDesign If you continuously see this window you need to contact Markzware Tech Support and get this issue cleared up Otherwise after the specified date you are out of luck For all standard software this grace period is long enough and should be annoying enough that you will take action and contact Markzware well before the expiration date arrives PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 20 Proxy Setup and Issues If you are unable to connect to the internet due to a proxy server PDF2DTP has some built in features that might help PDF2DTP Accessing Proxy settings PDF2DTP for InDesign CS6 v1 Mac PDF2DTP for InDesign CS6 v1 Mac M ARKZIN TEZ If the application is not activated it can no longer be used after Jul 16 2013 1 28 00 PM For questions regarding activation please contact Markzware Technical Support Unable to reach activation server Please click here to configure proxy settings Access the proxy settings by clicking on the word here PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 21 PDF2DTP Enter Proxy Information PDF2DTP for InDesign CS6 v1 Mac PDF2DTP for InDesign CS6 v1 Mac M ARKZIN TEZ If the application is not activated it can no longer be used after Jul 16 2013 1 28 00 PM For questions regarding activation please contact Markzware Technical Support Unable to reach activation server Please click here to configure proxy settings These settings will be used on the next activa
9. Tips PDF2DTP for InDesign Drop Shadow Conversion Tips PDF2DTP for InDesign Known Limitations 9 1 PDF2DTP for InDesign Known Limitations PDF2DTP for InDesign and InDesign Threshold Limits 10 1 PDF2DTP for InDesign and Threshold Limits 43 44 45 46 47 49 50 51 52 54 57 PDF2DTP for InDesign System Requirements PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 4 PDF2DTP for InDesign Mac System Requirements PDF2DTP for InDesign Mac is available in three versions Each version is sold separately 1 PDF2DTP for InDesign CS6 Mac 2 PDF2DTP for InDesign CS5 5 Mac 3 PDF2DTP for InDesign CS5 Mac Each version listed above ONLY runs under the specified version of InDesign You cannot run PDF2DTP for InDesign CS5 5 under InDesign CS6 or vice versa In order to run your version of PDF2DTP for InDesign you will need at least the minimum specifications Adobe requires to run that version of InDesign In addition Markzware products are only officially supported in Mac OS X 10 6 and higher on Intel based Mac hardware While PDF2DTP for InDesign may run in older versions of the Mac OS and on older hardware Markzware s development environment will no longer support these older operating systems and hardware Bugs specifically related to these older operating systems and hardware will not be fixed System Requirements Summary e Mac OS X 10 6 or higher Intel based Macintosh computer A valid license for the version of Adobe InDe
10. will see the PDF2DTP for InDesign menu Following is an overview of each menu item 1 Convert PDF This menu item allows you to select and convert a PDF file All pages in the PDF file will be converted The settings used will be the currently set values under the Preferences area 2 Convert Page Range This menu item allows you to select a PDF file to convert but it also allows you to specify a range of pages to convert The settings used will be the currently set values under the Preferences area 3 Preferences This menu item will bring up the PDF2DTP for InDesign Preferences window where you can set certain parameters and options for the conversion of PDF files 4 Help This menu item will bring up a help about window PDF2DTP for Adobe InDesign v1 0 Copyright c Markzware All rights reserved Licensed under Patent No 5 490 216 ok Online Manual Support TO When you select the Help menu item you will be presented with a small window that contains several things 1 The version number of PDF2DTP for InDesign you are running This version will be asked for should you contact Tech Support 2 Link to the PDF2DTP for InDesign online manual Clicking this will open up your default web browser and take you to the online PDF2DTP for InDesign manual 3 Link to the Markzware Tech Support Request Form Clicking on this will open up your default web browser and take you to the Markzware Online T
11. DTP for InDesign as well Please use this section as a guide as there may be differences in the look and feel of screens due to operating system differences and the version of PDF2DTP for InDesign you are activating PDF2DTP for InDesign C56 v1 Mac PDF2DTP for InDesign CS6 v1 Mac MARKZWARE A Please register your product li you choose not to register your product or you provide inaccurate information you will be ineligible for technical support and will be unable to upgrade your product First Namo Address j Last Name City 3 Company nA Country E Mail State Province Prone xun n Please retain nis number in a safe and accessible location as it is used to obtain technical support and may be used to qualify for eligible upgrades and special upgrade pricing Ca If you are having issues registering your product please contact Please register your version of PDF2DTP for InDesign The importance of this cannot be emphasized enough Should you refuse to register your product and contact us for Tech Support since we have no record of who you are we will be unable to help you PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 25 PDF2OTP for InDesign C56 v1 Mac PDF2DTP for InDesign CS6 v1 Mac MARKZWARE A Please register your product l you choose not to register your product or you provide inaccurate information you will be ineligible for technical support and will be unable to upgrade your product
12. InDesign CS5 are the same as for InDesign CS6 except the Installers are named for the appropriate version of InDesign and where you select to install will need to reflect the version of InDesign you are running Please use this manual as a guide and not as a verbatim step by step guide When you have completed your download of PDF2DTP For InDesign you will have a zip file that needs to be decompressed On most Macs you can simply double click on the PDF2DTP For InDesign zip file and this will produce a folder Double click on this folder to reveal the PDF2DTP For InDesign Installer If you receive a checksum error when decompressing the ZIP file use the Mac OS built in ZIP Utility to decompress the ZIP file This can be accessed by highlighting the ZIP file then Right Clicking or Control Clicking the ZIP file From the popup menu select Open With and then select the first item at the top of the list For Mac OS X 10 7 4 this will be called Archive Utility app L PDF2DTP v1 960 For CS6 Setup Markzware loll PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual pdf View Files Double click on the Setup icon to start the PDF2DTP For InDesign installation process PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 8 On many Macs the security settings are set to warn you when trying to run an application downloaded from the internet You can change these settings on your Mac under the Preferences Security area it is safest to leave this warning on as a prev
13. PDF2DTP for InDesign Tint Box Conversion Tips gt gt Noerors In desktop publishing applications you can create a tint box with a fill and frame as one single object However PDF2DTP currently will create separate objects one for the fill and another for the line around the edges of the box In the above sample the frames were intentionally moved out of place on the converted PDF to show that the frames are separate from the fills A PDF sometimes defines a Blend as a series of lines that are drawn with changing colors Because this would cause too many line objects to be created PDF2DTP will examine the lines to determine if a simple Blend can be used for the box with the Starting and Ending colors PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 50 PDF2DTP for InDesign Tables Conversion Tips Plug in works in nDesign versions English French German v 6 x CS4 v 7 0 CS5 v7 5 CS5 5 English French German v 6 x CS4 v 7 0 C535 v 3 32 v 9 v7 5 CS5 5 Supported Languages aU R UR 205 Supports Publisher Files From Versions A table consists of drawing commands defined in the PDF that will first display the text followed by lines to form the cells If the Table preference is turned on PDF2DTP will attempt to examine the objects in order to create a true table object Otherwise if the Table preference is turned off then the text and lines will be converted a
14. PDF2DTP to ignore these objects by turning off the Include Pasteboard Items in the Preferences A PDF may also define a Bleed area which is slightly larger than the page size Sometimes a PDF can become corrupted and cannot be displayed in a PDF viewer In this case try using PDF2DTP for it has built in routines that will attempt to salvage the document as much as possible Although this is not PDF2DTP s main feature it may come in handy in certain cases If a PDF does not convert very well especially if the PDF was created many years ago try opening it and re saving it in a PDF editor such as Acrobat and retry the conversion Most PDF editors have the capability of repairing or improving the PDF or perhaps allowing you to save to a higher version PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 41 P Untitled Lindd 40 If you see Printers Marks such as fold and trim marks try disabling the Include Pasteboard Items Preference This will not convert any items outside the trim area PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 42 PDF2DTP for InDesign Font Conversion Tips Missing fonts fonts which are not active when performing a conversion pose the biggest problems Calculations for text positions are based on information such as character widths provided by the PDF according to the original fonts and therefore text may flow undesirably until the fonts are located and activated If for some reason a character used in the PDF cannot b
15. The hi res image which is of course a much larger file will be located and used in place of the lo res picture at print time If an image in the PDF is available on disk then a link to it will be created If a PDF was generated with no OPI comments then the original image name and location will of course be unknown If you choose Save Missing Images from the PDF2DTP Preferences a preview file will be conveniently created using the original name If the link to the original image is known PDF2DTP will import the file If the image cannot be located then it will convert the lo res picture preview stored in the PDF A problem arises due to the fact that the preview is comprised of only those pixels that are viewable within the picture box If you were to locate and import the original image then its offset in the picture box may change if the image dimensions are greater than the picture box Most PDFs are generated by an application where the Export PDF Use OPI setting is not turned on in which case the PDF will not contain a name for the image The link to the path location of the original image is therefore unknown If the original image exists it will be imported and the application will use the default Clipping Path for the image if one exists If the image is missing or no link exists you can add a Clipping Path to the created preview file by selecting the PDF2DTP Clipping Paths Preference If a conversion reveals a picture
16. at needs to be decompressed IMPORTANT NOTE If you receive a checksum error message when trying to decompress the ZIP file use Windows Explorer to decompress the file instead of a third party ZIP Utility Se PDF2DTP_CS6 Wi n_v1_962 When you decompress the PDF2DTP ZIP file you will wind up with a folder Double click the folder to open it 4 A PDF2DTP_F or_CS6_v1_ 962_Win_In staller exe In the folder you will find the PDF2DTP Installer for InDesign Double click on the Installer exe file to begin the Installation process PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 12 Program name PDF2DTP_For_CS6_v1_962_Win_Installer exe Publisher Unknown File origin Hard drive on this computer Change when these notifications appear When you first run the PDF2DTP for InDesign installer you may see a User Account Control window UAC window This window will differ depending on whether you are logged into an Admin or a Non Admin account Click on the Yes button to continue with the PDF2DTP installation Click on the Next button to continue with the install PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 13 PDF2DTP for InDesign User Company Name Customer Information Pisasse eriet Ser dadidan ak Your User Name will automatically be filled in based on the name of your computer or account For Company Name type in the name of your Company If you do not work for a company you can leave the default of My Company
17. at Underlines are set using the default line offset and width A Character Style for the Underline will be conveniently created so that the settings can be easily changed PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 45 PDF2DTP for InDesign Text Box Conversion Tips A text box is the calculated boundary for a group of lines of text PDF2DTP works by calculating the ending positions for a series of related lines that will determine the rectangle that can be formed to fully encompass the group of lines The text box will then be used to determine various paragraph attributes such as Justifications and Indents In some cases PDF2DTP makes a determination that a specific line of text may not relate very well to previous lines in which case a new text box will be started Text flow is another major problem for a conversion especially when a referenced font is missing In some cases the text will not break as desired on each line thus causing the last part of the story to overflow the box at the bottom In this case a common remedy is to simply widen the text box manually to see if you can get the text to flow better PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 46 PDF2DTP for InDesign Image Conversion Tips PDF2DTP for InDesign Down sampled images a r 7 a 5 r p fl ff Uf E j i nA No eror aa 740 DE bbi A Noeros _Name n Size Q93m_3_Placed_305dpi_lmages_v01_ Layout 1_PressQual folder
18. ates m Clipping Paths M ICC Profiles M Duotones EPS M Save Missing Images OPI C Unlink Images Save To PDF2InDesign folder lt default gt PDF folder O Other folder Browse Overwrite Existing Folder _ Substitute Missing Fonts Scale Text M CharStyle M ParaStyle M Tables M Include Pasteboard Items M Page Numbering M Replace Marked Content gt 1200 Documents PDF2DTP folder PDF2InDesign folder ot Ezma 1 Under Save To choose the desired radio button to set the location of the conversion folder The PDF2InDesign folder lt default gt location will be in the Users Documents folder Select PDF Folder to use the folder in which the original PDF resides Select Other Folder and then click the Browse button to locate and choose a different destination folder 2 Select the Overwrite Existing Folder checkbox to write over any existing files in your conversion folder otherwise a new folder will be created for each converted PDF PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 33 What is PDF2DTP for InDesign PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 34 About PDF2DTP for InDesign a few words from the creator PDF Portable Document Format is an open standard for document exchange This file format created by Adobe Systems in 1993 is used for representing documents in a manner independent of application software hardware and operating systems Each PDF file encapsulates a compl
19. box where the image is not being shown properly for example is only partially displayed the first trick to try is to examine the Clipping Path This can be done in the application by either editing the points of the path or by deleting the path altogether PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 48 PDF2DTP for InDesign Color Conversion Tips Colors are converted based on their definitions in the PDF Some colors may not look the same as when the PDF is displayed by a viewer or the colors may not be exactly equal to the colors used by the original document This can occur for several reasons When a PDF is generated from a document the application will use specific PDF Output settings which may cause color conversions such as CMYK to RGB It is important to understand the effects of using an application s Export PDF settings if you have the intention of ever wanting to convert the PDF in the future back to the same quality as the original document Just as colors can be altered images can be downsized to a lower resolution making it impossible to convert the preview to match the original image quality If fonts are embedded then this too can become a huge issue if the original fonts cannot be located and activated Therefore it is often a good idea to learn how to Exporta PDF not only for the desired destination such as a printing device computer screen or to display in a web browser but also to create a high quality PDF that can be used for a m
20. e it takes a conversion to complete You may want to consider using this option on a range of pages instead of entire documents especially if the document is long and has many text styles used in it When the conversion is complete the application may display a list of missing fonts at which time you can change them as desired or you can edit the style sheets at any time in the future PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 43 PDF2DTP for InDesign Style Sheet Conversion Tips If the ParaStyle or CharStyle Preferences are selected then for each major text attributes change a Paragraph or Character Style will be conveniently added to the application This allows you to easily make global changes to the text by simply editing the Style Important Note PDF files do not carry any style names defined in the original document used to create the PDF PDF2DTP creates its own Para and Char Styles based on what it detects during conversion So if you have a series of style names you always use these will not appear in the converted file What you may be able to do is to rename the Para or Char styles PDF2DTP created during conversion to match the style names in your original document The Paragraph Style name will include settings such as Leading and Indents while the Character Style name will include the name of the font and the point size Note that some Character or Paragraph Styles will have a plus sign in front or at the end
21. e converted it will be substituted with a question mark 2 In this case you will need to locate and activate the original font and retry the conversion For example a TypeO font embedded in the PDF contains drawing commands in order to display little images such as a bar code but the specific Unicode values may be unknown and it is therefore impossible to obtain the TEXT When question marks appear an interesting test you can perform is to open the PDF in an Editor such as Acrobat and copy and paste the text into a Text Editor to see if garbage is displayed This would be proof that it is physically impossible to convert the drawing commands into Unicode values that is to say without using sophisticated OCR algorithms If you turn on the Substitute Missing Fonts preference then missing inactive fonts will be substituted with the application s default font commonly Minion Pro Times Arial or Helvetica etc The actual font will be based on the Normal character style which can be changed manually to a different default replacement font usually by editing the style sheet when no documents are open or by changing the application s font substitution preferences Using the substitute active font may often result in a more desirable text flow especially when combined with the Scale Text Preference Important Note Based on in house testing enabling the Scale Text option dramatically increases the tim
22. echnical Support Form The form should have your License ID pre pasted in to save you some time Note A PDF version of the PDF2DTP for InDesign manual is included as part of your initial download PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 29 PDF2DTP for InDesign Preferences PDF2DTP for InDesign General Preferences a PDF2DTP Preferences a x SOIP _ Show Preferences Before Converting _ Convert Page Range M Save Document M Substitute Missing Fonts M Save Image Previews _ Scale Text M Reuse Duplicates M CharStyle m Clipping Paths M ParaStyle m ICC Profiles M Tables M Duotones EPS M Include Pasteboard Items M Save Missing Images OPI M Page Numbering _ Unlink Images M Replace Marked Content gt 1200 Save To PDF2InDesign folder lt default gt Documents PDF2DTP folder O POF folder PDF2InDesign folder Other folder Browse _ Overwrite Existing Folder Cancel a 1 Select the Show Preferences Before Converting checkbox in order to display the Preferences window prior to the conversion process This may be annoying and slow you down so by default this is disabled When disabled the current settings will be used for conversion of a PDF file 2 Select the Convert Page Range checkbox to be prompted for the start and ending page numbers prior to the conversion process PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 30 POF2DTP Preferences Show Preferences Before Converting Conv
23. ention for malicious apps you may accidentally download while surfing the net Click on the Open button to open up the Setup PDF2DTP for InDesign Installer application Most likely due to the above warning you will see the Setup InDesign icon bouncing in your Dock If nothing is happening please check your Dock and if the Setup InDesign icon is bouncing Click on it to continue with the PDF2DTP For InDesign installation process 0 0 8 Choose a Folder Choose Adobe InDesign CS6 s Application Folder 4 gt ga E m amp Applications A C FAVORITES FE Name A Date Modified gt fis Adobe InDesign CS6 6 20 12 SHARED DEVICES New Folder Cancel After clicking the Install button you will asked to find your InDesign Application folder Once you have located the folder click on it once to highlight it and then click on the Choose button to proceed with installation PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 9 PDF2DTPv1 Setup Markzware Welcome to PDF2DTPv1 for Adobe InDesign CS6 Current Adobe InDesign CS6 folder Not previously setup Please choose one of the buttons below to continue Cancel Install Remove The Setup CS6 application has three buttons 1 Cancel clicking Cancel will Close the Setup InDesign application and PDF2DTP For InDesign will not be installed Install clicking Install will proceed with the PDF2DTP For InDesign installation Remove clicking Remove will proceed with
24. ert Page Range Save Document Substitute Missing Fonts Save image Previews Scale Text iV Reuse Duplicates W CharStyle MY Clipping Paths W Par aStyie iV ICC Profiles M Tables Wi Osotones EPS M inctude Pasteboard Rems Save Missing Images 0P0 IS Page Numbering Unlink images Replace Marked Content gt i200 Save To POF 2inDesign folder lt defauk gt Documents PDF2DTP folder POF folder POF 2ieDesign folder Other folder i Overwrite Existing Folder Cancel e a 1 Select the Save Document checkbox to automatically save your new document to the designated conversion folder upon completion of the conversion 2 Select the Save Image Previews checkbox to save the image previews in the PDF to the conversion folder otherwise the previews will have no link similar to a pasted PICT Since these images have no known pathname they will be given names such as Image09 p03 tif where the last number is the page number on which the picture box resides 3 Select the Reuse Duplicates checkbox to save only one image preview file if there are any duplicates in which case each occurrence of the preview in the document will use the same file This preference is useful because it can speed up the conversion process especially when the same large preview is used on multiple pages The drawback is the file name will be formed by using the page number of the first occurrence of the preview in the document with a plus sign
25. ete description of a fixed layout flat document including the text fonts graphics and other information needed to display it PDF2DTP for InDesign is an extremely valuable utility that converts a PDF to an editable application document If for example you discover you have lost your original document but only have a PDF you can convert the PDF back into a document thus saving a lot of time it would otherwise take to re create the document from scratch by hand However a conversion may not reproduce the original document 100 and there are several limitations of which you need to be aware of See the full list later in this manual It helps to always think of a PDF as a drawing and that because the conversion process is quite complex the software sometimes needs to make an educated guess where the end result may not be a completely satisfactory conversion In other words you will no doubt need to make some manual changes to compensate By a drawing we mean a PDF contains specific information in order to render the fonts and images on the computer screen or to print the PDF For example a PDF can contain certain glyphs which are comprised of drawing commands which enable the data to be drawn or printed but the original TEXT characters may not be defined within the PDF and so a conversion to an actual story may not even be possible A PDF often contains embedded fonts so that it can be displayed or printed on any platform How
26. ever if the fonts are missing or not activated at the time then the document created by the conversion will have limitations or text flow problems A PDF also often contains images but the links to the original file path may not be known The images may also be down sampled lower resolution and this poses a problem if you intend to create a document and wish to use the original hi res images Therefore the actual goal isn t necessarily to obtain a 100 conversion back to the original document The only real way to achieve a complete full circle is to embed the generated PDF with additional data that will serve as hints to assist a conversion tool to be able to perform an accurate conversion This could include information for Styles Sheets Guidelines and so forth not to mention saving the image pathnames If you do run into some problems please feel free to contact Markzware Technical support so that we can learn how to improve and provide the best conversion solutions for you PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 35 PDF2DTP for InDesign Quick Start Guide PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 36 PDF2DTP Up and Running Quickly Gotothe PDF2DTP Menu o O WEleeaicle Help PDF2DTP Convert PDF r Convert Page Range Preferences Help Select Convert PDF from the PDF2DTP menu OLOLA Convert PDF N i BEJ i vy PDF Q FAVORITES Name Date Modified v B PDF2DTP f
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28. ment Substitute Missing Fonts W Save image Previews Scale Text Reuse Dupticates CharStyle Clipping Paths ParaStyle ICC Profiles Tables W Osotones EPS Inctude Pasteboard Rems 4 Save Missing Images 0P0 Page Numbering Unlink images vi Replace Marked Content gt 1200 Save To POF 2inDesign folder lt defauk gt Documents PDF2DTP folder POF folder POF 2iaDesign folder Other folder A Overwrne Existing Folder Cancel b a 1 Select the Substitute Missing Fonts checkbox to substitute missing fonts with the application s default font Leave this item unchecked if you eventually plan on locating and activating missing fonts You can set the application default font by editing the style when no documents are open in InDesign When the conversion is complete the application will display a list of missing fonts at which time you can change fonts as desired or you can edit the style sheets at any time in the future Note that switching fonts may cause a different or undesirable text flow This is due to the fact that the calculations for the text attributes are based on the info contained in the PDF for the original fonts 2 Select the Scale Text checkbox to scale the text using a substituted font usually horizontally so that characters closely match their original positions 3 Select the CharStyles checkbox to add Character Styles to your application This will allow you to easily make global changes to your text 4 Select
29. of their names on the Styles palette indicating the selected text has local formatting changes that deviate from the Style settings In this case you can option click the Style to override the formatting and apply the exact attributes of the Style PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 44 PDF2DTP for InDesign Text Conversion Tips PDF2DTP for InDesign How PDFs Render Text O It s important to understand how a PDF renders text The PDF contains various commands to move to a location and draw a character The PDF also contains the width of the character so that it can know where to draw the next character However a space character is often absent from the text stream In this case after a word has been drawn the next command will be to move a short distance further to the right to draw the character that begins the next word A problem arises in determining what to do with this gap in the text drawings PDF2DTP performs several calculations in order to come up with the best estimate on how to handle the gap such as to insert a Space character or to apply tracking a form of letter spacing or to insert a Tab if the spatial distance is fairly great There can be problems with text that was underlined in the original document The PDF will draw a word and then draw a line underneath PDF2DTP attempts to detect this situation and if discovered will apply the Underline attribute to the text Otherwise a line object will be created Note th
30. or InDesign Manual pdf Today 11 13 AM SHARED DEVICES MEDIA Cancel openi Locate the PDF file you want to convert and then click the Open button PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 37 r z PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual pdf Converting Page 5 of 51 DTP for InDesign Manua 41 v bb Noerors e Once the PDF conversion has completed you will have a new InDesign file You can now edit this file in the familiar InDesign environment PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 38 New gt Open 0 Browse in Bridge 8380 Open Recent gt Folio Preview Folio Preview Settings Close W Save 3S Check In a Save a Copy KES Revert Once you are done making your edits ands tweaks don t forget to Save the file For more control over your PDF conversion check out the PDF2InDesign Menu and Preferences Section earlier in the manual That s all there is to it PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 39 PDF2DTP for InDesign Conversion Tips PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 40 PDF2DTP For InDesign Document Conversion Tips The document size of the converted PDF will be based on what is called the Trim area as defined by the PDF This may be different than the dimensions displayed by a PDF viewer that uses the CropBox area A PDF may also define a Media area which consists of a larger size which will contain various markings such registration targets and slugs Typically you can direct
31. removal of existing installations of PDF2DTP For InDesign w N Setup CS6 wants to make changes Type your password to allow this WIP Password Cancel o Installing PDF2 DTP For InDesign requires you enter in your Password as PDF2DTP will be adding items to your Applications folder Type in your User Name and Password and then click on the OK button PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 10 PDF2DTPv1 Installation Complete Thank you for using Markzware for your Content Solution provider Once the PDF2DTP For InDesign Plug In has been installed you will see a confirmation screen Click on the Finish button to close the screen You are now ready to start up InDesign and Activate and Register PDF2DTP For InDesign PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 11 PDF2DTP for InDesign Installation on Win Important Note This manual describes how to install the latest version of PDF2DTP for InDesign CS6 You may have purchased PDF2DTP for InDesign CS5 5 or InDesign CS5 The Installation process for these versions of PDF2DTP for InDesign is the same as for InDesign CS6 except the Installer is named for the appropriate version of InDesign and where you select to install will need to reflect which version InDesign you will be using Please use this manual as a guide and not as a verbatim step by step guide PDF2DTP_CS6_Wi n_v1_962 zip When you have completed your download of PDF2DTP For InDesign you will have a zip file th
32. s separate objects In the above sample a true table was created when the PDF which was originally created in InDesign was converted into a InDesign document If you try converting a file and it hangs or crashes try it again but this time disable the Table Preference In many cases your file may convert but will not contain actual tables PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 51 PDF2DTP for InDesign Drop Shadow Conversion Tips A Drop Shadow is sometimes defined in a PDF as an image in which case it is not possible to determine that it is really supposed to be a Drop Shadow Text which has a Drop Shadow can pose a problem especially if the font is missing because the text characters will not correctly match the positions of the individual shadows PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 52 PDF2DTP for InDesign Known Limitations PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 53 PDF2DTP for InDesign Known Limitations An embedded font poses a problem where the information in the PDF will be sufficient to draw the glyphs characters but there may be no equivalent Unicode character values given thus making a conversion to TEXT utterly impossible The resulting converted document page size will be based on the Trim area with all registration marks positioned outside the page boundary A PDF that consists of multiple page sizes will be converted using the largest Page Size Some Line Styles such as Triple are not supported and will convert as
33. separate lines Underlines are set using the default line offset and width Colors are converted based on their definition in the PDF Some colors may not look the same on screen as the original PDF colors If an image in the PDF is available on disk a link will be created If a PDF was generated with no OPI comments then the original image name and location will of course be unknown In this case choose Save Missing Images from the Preferences to create a preview file When an image has no path defined in the PDF the preview data saved inside the PDF is only for the viewable area which could be a mere sliver of the original The preview created by PDF2DTP for InDesign will accommodate this problem by generating a large image file in order to better replace the image and retain the offsets once the original image is found PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 54 MARKIWARE 4 2 ier QusrkXrese 0 Activation process is now complete ation process is now complete ary your product is ready to use your prod ready to use STE ey THE a y d EAA AV a BA a PPTL CL T USAN WAW WE Ay LI guma Mart nev Lisaa Garver sd actiemy wa paaa This badd bes w y tremeparent pieces Ite Tinan The very frat ime you start up QuuarkXrose ater m talling 092079 for QuertPreve the XTersko w kelrtrenam Ge kemer Serves d pee E kr n aang o content Maywa Leonie Servet and activate pow product Ths Ahd be tariy r se ree process
34. sign you run the Plug In under Internet connection to activate and register PDF2DTP for InDesign PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 5 PDF2DTP for InDesign Win System Requirements PDF2DTP for InDesign Win is available in three versions Each version is sold separately 1 PDF2DTP for InDesign CS6 Win 2 PDF2DTP for InDesign CS5 5 Win 3 PDF2DTP for InDesign CS5 Win Each version listed above ONLY runs under the specified version of InDesign You cannot run PDF2DTP for InDesign CS5 5 under InDesign CS6 or vice versa In order to run your version of PDF2DTP for InDesign you will need at least the minimum specifications Adobe requires to run that version of InDesign In addition Markzware will only support Win XP SP3 and Win 7 operating systems While PDF2DTP for InDesign may run under other versions of Windows any bugs specific to those versions will not be fixed System Requirements Summary e Win XP SP3 or Win 7 e Avvalid license for the version of Adobe InDesign you run the Plug In under Internet connection to activate and register PDF2DTP for InDesign PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 6 PDF2DTP for InDesign Installation PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 7 PDF2DTP for InDesign Installation on Mac Important Note This manual describes how to install the latest version of PDF2DTP for InDesign CS6 Mac You may have purchased PDF2DTP for InDesign CS5 5 or InDesign CS5 The Installation process for InDesign CS5 5 and
35. the ParaStyles checkbox to add Paragraph Styles to your application which will likewise allow you to make global changes to your text 5 Select the Tables checkbox to convert Tables Leaving this preference unchecked will convert the document using separate lines and text boxes instead of attempting to create true tables 6 Select the Include Pasteboard Items checkbox to include any items that when converted reside on the Pasteboard area such as registration marks and targets etc 7 When Page Numbering is selected PDF2DTP will look for small text boxes with text equal to a Page Number and will then replace the text in the box with InDesign s AutoPage Marker This will make editing the document easier as you can now rearrange pages without having to manually renumber them 8 Select the Replace Marked Content checkbox to ignore a large quantity of small objects For example when a complex Illustrator drawing is placed in a document the generated PDF could contain a large number of small drawings which makes editing the document slow and cumbersome In this case choose this preference and a gray box will be created that will serve as a place holder so that you can eventually locate your drawing file and replace the box PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 32 PDF2DTP Preferences _ SOIP _ Show Preferences Before Converting _ Convert Page Range M Save Document M Save Image Previews m Reuse Duplic
36. tion attempt You may need to contact your IT or Support person to obtain the information for proxy setup Once you enter the requested information click on the Save button and then click on the Close button PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 22 PDF2DTP Successful Activation PDF2DTP for InDesign CS6 v1 Mac PDF2DTP for InDesign CS6 v1 Mac M ARKZIN TEZ Activation process is now complete your product is ready to use Thank you for selecting a Markzware product for your needs If you have any questions please contact Markzware Technical Support For more information about our other products visit us online at markzware com If the proxy data you entered allows you to contact the Markzware License Server you will eventually see a successful activation screen If you do not get a successful activation screen please contact PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 23 PDF2DTP for InDesign Registration PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 24 PDF2DTP for InDesign Registration Why should you register your software 1 If you are not Registered you may be denied Tech Support as we do not know who you are 2 If you are not Registered and we run any special promo deals for PDF2DTP for InDesign users you will not qualify as we won t know who you are or how to contact you Important Note While the screen shots in this section show the Registration screens on a Mac the same screens will appear on Windows versions of PDF2
37. uch more precise conversion back to a document The additional high quality PDF can serve as a backup of your document in case you ever lose it whereas having only a low quality PDF may result in conversion issues due to the limitations dictated by the original Export settings If the PDF defines a color by name called a Spot color then PDF2DTP will add the color to the application s Color palette based on the closest color model supported according to the color s name The most common color models are all supported including ANPA DIC FOCOLTONE HKS PANTONEs TOYO TRUMATCH etc It is possible that a Pantone color for example defined by the original application that created the PDF may not have the exact same color values as the application using the PDF2DTP Plug In even though they use the same color name If a PDF does not contain named colors then this means it was generated by an application which had PDF Output preferences set to export all colors to RGB or CMYK Even though the original document may have used Spot colors a PDF created using only CMYK will of course not contain any named Spot colors The naming convention for Process colors which have no names defined in the PDF are dependent upon the application Some applications handle Process colors using percentages from 0 to 100 for the RGB or CMYK channels whereas other applications may use numerical values 0 to 255 PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 49
38. value allowed by InDesign is 1000 ems Therefore a converted document will need to use a Tab setting rather than a tracking value to separate characters if the distance between characters is greater than 1000 ems Minimum Point Size 1 points Maximum Point Size 1296 points 18 inches Minimum Leading 0 points Maximum Leading 5000 points 69 44 inches Minimum Horizontal Vertical Scale 1 percent Maximum Horizontal Vertical Scale 1000 percent Minimum Baselineshift 5000 points Maximum Baselineshift 5000 points Minimum Tracking Kerning 100 ems Minimum Character Spacing 100 points Maximum Character Spacing 500 points Minimum Word Spacing 0 points Maximum Word Spacing 1000 points Minimum Left Right Indent 0 points Maximum Left Right Indent 8640 points 120 inches Minimum First Indent 8640 points 120 inches Maximum First Indent 8640 points 120 inches Minimum Space Before After O0 points Maximum Space Before After 8640 points 120 inches PDF2DTP for InDesign Manual 57
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