[PDF Settings] Section

[PDF Settings] lists the available PDF settings for Production Reporting when producing PDF output.

Table 85. Entries in [PDF Settings]

Entry

Value

Description

Bookmarks

True| False

Default = False

True creates PDF bookmarks for Table of Contents entries. False disables bookmarks.

Compatibility

4 - 6

Default = 5

Minimum Acrobat version required to read PDF documents.

CompressionText

0 - 9

Default = 6

Amount of compression applied to text in PDF documents.

0 = no compression, 9 = maximum compression

The default value or 6 is the best value for compression versus speed.

CompressionGraphics

0 - 9

Default = 6

Amount of compression applied to graphics in PDF documents

0 = no compression, 9 = maximum compression

The default value of 6 is the best value for compression versus speed.

EmbedAction

Stop | Warn | Skip

Default = Stop

Action to take when errors occur trying to embed fonts:

  • Stop—An error message is issued, and program execution stops.

  • Warn—A warning message is issued, and the font is used without being embedded.

  • Skip—No message is issued and the font is used without being embedded.

EncodingNotInFontAction

Stop | Warn | Skip

Default = Warn

Action to take when fonts do not support an encoding.

  • Stop—An error message is issued and program execution stops.

  • Warn—A warning message is issued and CP1252 is used.

  • Skip—No message is issued and CP1252 is used.

Subsetting

True | False

Default = True

True enables subsetting for all fonts where subsetting is possible. False disables subsetting.

SubsetLimit

1-100

Default = 100

If a document uses more than the specified percentage of glyphs in a font, then subsetting is disabled for that particular font, and the complete font is embedded.

SubsetMinSize

Numbers > zero

Default = 100

If the original font file is smaller than the specified size (in KB), then font subsetting is disabled for that particular font.

UnsupportedEncodingAction

Stop | Warn | Skip

Default = Skip

Action to take when an unsupported ENCODING-REPORT-OUTPUT value is set. (The ENCODING-REPORT-OUTPUT value is the value set as the encoding for non-CJK fonts in the [Environment] section.)

  • Stop—An error message is issued and program execution stops.

  • Warn—A warning message is issued and CP1252 is used.

  • Skip—No message is issued and CP1252 is used.

Note:

Production Reporting Release 9.x and above supports interlaced GIF images when creating PDF files.