PDF (adobe.com)

Export Adobe PDF files

When you want to print a Fireworks design or distribute it for review, export to Adobe PDF. Reviewers can add comments and reply to comments of others in Adobe Reader® or Acrobat®. For information about setting up PDF reviews, see Acrobat Help.

Exported PDF files retain all pages and hypertext links, letting reviewers navigate just as they would on the web. Unlike HTML prototypes, however, Adobe PDF provides security settings that prevent reviewers from editing or copying your designs.

  1. Choose File > Export.

  2. For the format, choose Adobe PDF.

  3. Choose the pages to export, and select View PDF After Export to automatically open the PDF in Adobe Reader or Acrobat.

  4. To customize the PDF, click Options, and then adjust the following settings:

    Compatibility
    Determines which Adobe PDF applications can open the exported file.

    Compression
    Determines the type of image compression, reducing file size. In general, JPEG and JPEG2000 compression give better results on images like photographs with gradual transitions from color to color. ZIP is the better choice for illustrations with large areas of solid, flat colors.

    Quality
    For JPEG or JPEG2000 compression, offers image quality settings. Selecting High quality produces a large file size with good image quality.

    Convert To Grayscale
    Converts all images to grayscale, reducing file size.

    Enable Text Selection
    Lets reviewers copy text from the exported file. Deselect this option to greatly reduce file size.

    Bleed Value
    Determines the pixel width of the blank border that surrounds the image on each page. A value of 20, for example, surrounds each image with a 20-pixel border.

    Use Password to Open Document
    Requires the Open Password to open the exported file.

    Use Password to Restrict Tasks
    Requires the Secure Password to perform these selected functions: Printing, Editing, Copying, and Commenting.

  5. Click OK to close the Options dialog box.

  6. Specify a filename and location, and then click Save.
    Note: If pages in your Fireworks document have transparent canvas, objects with any applied transparencies lose their transparent characteristics when you export to PDF. To avoid this, set the canvas to a non-transparent background before exporting to PDF.