| 1. | Choose Export... from the 'File' menu or
press Ctrl E keys. |
| 3. | To avoid a new file overwriting an existing file with the same name, tick Do not overwrite files: see Overwriting files. |
| 4. | Choose PDF/A document as the 'Format'; |
| o | a wild-carded filename (with extension .PDF) and folder are supplied. To create a different filename or extension, type in the new name. To select a different folder to store the file, use the Browse button. Or |
| o | check the LPR box; the filename will be supplied automatically. |
To make 'PDF/A document' format the default, click Save format.
| 6. | Tick the Force monochrome check-box if required. |
| 7. | Choose a Duplexing option from the drop-down list: |
| o | Long edge force duplex, long edge binding |
| o | Short edge force duplex, short edge binding |
| o | Unspecified do not specify any plex in the output file |
| o | As in the file use the option specified in the input file. |
| 8. | Tick Run the associated program after creating the file if you want  EscapeE to open the file immediately using your preferred program, e.g. Adobe Acrobat or EscapeE. See Associated programs. |
| 9. | If you have defined data fields on the pages, EscapeE can create a .LOG file automatically: |
| • | Comma separated (default) |
| o | Further Log file options may be set up from the 'Log File' page of the Configuration dialog: click Log file.... |
| 10. | Click OK to export the pages. |
 Tip: When viewing the PDF output in Adobe Acrobat, you may need to turn off the smoothing options. These may be found on the 'Preferences' dialog in the Acrobat 'Edit' menu.
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Notes
PDF/A is an unencrypted archive format that can be viewed with a browser and creates documents which can be searched for text strings. The fonts required to display the documents are always included with PDF/A files, and this can make the files very large. See PDF/A export options.
Links
PDF document file export
