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Help with PDF Creation

PPD Downloads
PPD (PostScript Printer Description) instructs desktop publishing applications such as Quark XPress about the capabilities of a particular output device.

The following archives are compressed. Once unstuffed, you will have the setting file and a read-me file that contains placement instructions. Please go to Stuffit.com to download Stuffit Expander if you have any problems opening the archives. The PPD files are used by applications to help create commercial print optimized PostScript.

PPD : Printer descriptions for the following platforms
PlatformOperating SystemFile
MacOS 9PPD_OS9.sit
MacOS XPPD_OSX.sit
PCWin XXPPD_Win95,98,NT,2K.zip
PCWindows XPPPD_WinXP.zip


Distiller Downloads

Acrobat Distiller Job Options are downloadable setting files that can be shared between Distiller users to ensure consistency when creating PDF files optimized for commercial printing.

The following archives are compressed. Once unstuffed, you will have the setting file and a read-me file that contains placement instructions. Please go to Stuffit.com to download Stuffit Expander if you have any problems opening the archives. The DistSet files are Job Options used in the purchased versions of Adobe Acrobat to help create PostScript Level 3 optimized PDF's.

DistSet : Helper files to create a clean PDF optimized for PostScript level 3 RIPs.
PlatformOperating SystemApplicationFile
MacOS 9Adobe Acrobat 4/5DistSet_OS9.sit
MacOS XAdobe Acrobat 5,6,7DistSet_OSX.sit
MacOS X (Classic)Adobe Acrobat 5DistSet_Classic.sit
PCWin XXAdobe Acrobat 4/5DistSet_Win95,98,NT,2K.zip
PCWindows XPAdobe Acrobat 6DistSet_XP.zip


PDF Export Presets

A PDF preset is a group of settings that affect the process of creating a PDF. These settings will ensure consistent exporting of a PDF directly from a design application.

The following archives are compressed. Once unstuffed, you will have a settings file that can be loaded into your design application. Please go to Stuffit.com to download Stuffit Expander if you have any problems opening the archives. These files are Job Options used by specific design applications on each platform that will ensure your exported PDF is print-ready.

Job Options: Presets to export a print-ready PDF from design applications
Platform Operating System Application File
Mac OS X InDesign CS2 Fry Mac IDCS2.zip
Mac OS X InDesign CS3 Fry Mac IDCS3.zip
Mac OS X InDesign CS4 Fry Mac IDCS4.zip
Mac OS X Quark 7.2 - 7.5 Fry Mac QK7.2-QK7.5.zip
Mac OS X Quark 8.0 Fry Mac QK8.0.zip
Mac OS X Quark 8.1 Fry Mac QK8.1.zip
PC Win XP, Vista Indesign CS2 Fry PC IDCS2.zip
PC Win XP, Vista Indesign CS3 Fry PC IDCS3.zip
PC Win XP, Vista Indesign CS4 Fry PC IDCS4.zip
PC Win XP, Vista Quark 7.2-7.5 Fry PC QK7.2-QK7.5.zip
PC Win XP, Vista Quark 8.0 Fry PC QK8.0.zip


Program Specific Help

For file creation instructions, click on the desktop application and appropriate version (i.e. Quark 6.0). Utilize the support files you have downloaded with these coordinating instructions for optimized file creation.

  • Quark Xpress 6.0
  • InDesign 2.0
  • InDesign CS