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                <div><div class="section"><p>Although
the default PDF presets are based on best practices, you may discover that
your workflow, or perhaps your printer’s workflow, requires specialized
PDF settings that aren’t available via any of the built‑in presets.
If this is the case, you or your service provider can create custom
presets. Adobe PDF presets are saved as .joboptions files. </p>
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<ol><li><span>Choose File&#160;&gt; Adobe PDF Presets&#160;&gt;
Define.</span></li>
<li><span>Do one of the following:</span><ul><li><p>To create a new preset, click New. If you
want to base the new preset on an existing preset, select the preset
first. Set PDF options, and click&#160;OK. (See <a href="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-70c0a.html">Adobe PDF options</a>.)</p>
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<li><p>To edit an existing custom preset, select the preset
and click Edit. (You cannot edit the default presets.) Set PDF options,
and click&#160;OK.</p>
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<li><p>To delete a preset, select it and click Delete.</p>
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<li><p>To save a preset in a location other than the default
Settings folder in the Adobe PDF folder, select it and click Save
As. Specify a location and click Save.</p>
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<div class="section"><p>Alternatively, you can create a custom preset when you
save a PDF file by clicking Save Preset at the bottom of the Export
Adobe PDF dialog box. Enter a name for the preset and click&#160;OK.</p>
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