Exporting to PDF
You can export Canvas documents to PDF format. Canvas has the
ability to embed Type1 fonts, TrueType fonts, and halftone settings.
A specific color mode is also available so that it may be applied to all
PDF objects. Also in this version, the whole file can be compressed
by the PDF export filter.
To export to PDF, choose File > Save As. Enter a name for the PDF
file and select Acrobat PDF format. The PDF Options dialog box
appears.
PDF Options
Use this dialog box to apply settings to your PDF file.
General options
You have five General Options to choose from in the PDF Options
dialog box:
Compress text and vectors (A)
All vector graphics, including a
stream of text data, will be compressed when this option is activated.
Apply 7-bit ASCII encoding (B)
If activated, all binary data will be
filtered through an ASCII filter. This filter will convert a file to allow
it to pass through a data channel that supports 7-bit data only (such as
e-mail servers). ASCII encoding will increase the data size to an
approximate ratio of 5 to 4.
Embed font subsets (C)
Subsets of all TrueType and PostScript
(Type1) fonts will be embedded to the PDF output if this option is
checked. The creation of subsets means that the only characters to be
embedded will be those that are actually used in the document.
This setting ensures the safe electronic transfer of a document
between different platforms, machines, or offices; however, embed-
ding the fonts could dramatically increase the size of the resulting
PDF document.
Optimize text output (D)
This option will optimize text and export
it in a compact stream. All of the individual characters are put
together to form words and sentences. If this option is not used, the
text characters will be exported as separate text objects with specific
positions within a text stream. Non-optimized text produces larger
PDF files; however, this choice may be desired if precise character
positioning is needed. For example, since PDF doesnt support
implicit font kerning, optimized PDF text may not accurately repre-
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