Difference between revisions of "TheMagPiPdf"

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* [[TheMagPiLayout|Layout & fonts]] - description of the standard layout and associated fonts.
 
* [[TheMagPiLayout|Layout & fonts]] - description of the standard layout and associated fonts.
 
* [[TheMagPiPdf|PDF creation]] - instructions for the generation of PDF for electronic and paper publication.
 
* [[TheMagPiPdf|PDF creation]] - instructions for the generation of PDF for electronic and paper publication.
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== Creating PDF ==
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* Click on the PDF icon at the top of the menu bar or click on "Export" and then "Save to PDF"
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* Then follow either the electronic use or printing sections given below.
  
 
== PDF for electronic use ==
 
== PDF for electronic use ==
  
* Click on the PDF icon at the top of the menu bar or click on "Export" and then "Save to PDF"
 
 
* Embed all fonts except FreeSans Bold.  FreeSans Bold should be outlined, rather than embedded.
 
* Embed all fonts except FreeSans Bold.  FreeSans Bold should be outlined, rather than embedded.
 
* Select:
 
* Select:
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== PDF for printing ==
 
== PDF for printing ==
  
* Click on the PDF icon at the top of the menu bar or click on "Export" and then "Save to PDF"
 
 
* Embed all fonts except FreeSans Bold.  FreeSans Bold should be outlined, rather than embedded.
 
* Embed all fonts except FreeSans Bold.  FreeSans Bold should be outlined, rather than embedded.
 
* Select:
 
* Select:

Revision as of 01:51, 14 February 2013

TheMagPi.png

Main Readers Authors Volunteers Sponsors Advertising Translations

Creating PDF

  • Click on the PDF icon at the top of the menu bar or click on "Export" and then "Save to PDF"
  • Then follow either the electronic use or printing sections given below.

PDF for electronic use

  • Embed all fonts except FreeSans Bold. FreeSans Bold should be outlined, rather than embedded.
  • Select:
    • Compression: Lossy JPG / Medium
    • EPS Graphics: 600 DPI
    • Resample Images: 600 DPI
  • Create separate PDF files of each page. (The pages are joined together at the end and uploaded to our mirror sites and to issuu.com.)

PDF for printing

  • Embed all fonts except FreeSans Bold. FreeSans Bold should be outlined, rather than embedded.
  • Select:
    • Compression: Lossy JPG / Medium
    • EPS Graphics: 600 DPI
    • Resample Images: 600 DPI
  • need to add more instructions here...
  • Create separate PDF files of each page, using "-pub.pdf" as a file name suffix.