Photoshop

Save an Adobe PDF preset

Although the default PDF presets are based on best practices, you may discover that your workflow requires specialized PDF settings that aren’t available using any of the built‑in presets. In this case, you can create and save your own custom presets for reuse in Photoshop or any product in the Adobe Creative Suite.

In Photoshop, you can save the preset using the Adobe PDF Presets command or clicking the Save Preset button in the Save Adobe PDF dialog box. Adobe PDF presets are saved as files with a .joboptions extension. This is useful, for example, if you want your vendor or printer to send you a .joboptions file with the Adobe PDF presets that work best with their workflow.

  1. Do one of the following:

    • Choose Edit > Adobe PDF Presets.

    • If you’re saving a Photoshop PDF document, click the Save Preset button in the Save Adobe PDF dialog box after you specify your PDF settings. Skip steps 2 and 3.

  2. If you chose the Adobe PDF Presets command, do one of the following in the Adobe PDF Presets dialog box:

    • To create a new preset, click the New button in the Adobe PDF Presets dialog box. In the New PDF Preset dialog box, type a name for the preset in the Preset text box.

    • To edit an existing custom preset, select the preset and click Edit. (You can’t edit the default presets.)

  3. Set the PDF options.
  4. Save your preset by doing one of the following:

    • In the New PDF Preset or the Edit PDF Preset dialog box, click OK. The new preset appears in the Adobe PDF Presets list. Click Done when you finish creating presets.

    • In the Save dialog box, type a name for the preset in the File Name text box and click Save.

    Adobe PDF presets are stored in Documents and Settings/[user name]/Application Data/Adobe/Adobe PDF/Settings (Windows) or Users/[user name]/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe PDF/Settings (Mac OS). All the Adobe PDF presets you save in these locations are available in your other Adobe Creative Suite applications.

    Note: To save the PDF preset in a location other than the default, click the Save As button in the Adobe PDF Presets dialog box and browse to the destination, or in the Save dialog box, browse to the destination and click Save.