Book Save-As PDF w/ multiple page sizes - Follow-Up

[Lin Sims]

Hey Charles,

What we do here if we have odd-sized or even just rotated pages is put them
in separate files from the regular pages. So a single chapter can actually
consist of multiple files, in order, for each change in size or
orientation. All you have to do is make sure that the numbering is set to
"Use same chapter number as previous file", and Save As PDF works fine. You
might be able to get the same effect by turning them into a section, but I
haven't used that so I can't really say.

Of course, setting up in multiple files can be a small nuisance. On the
other hand, you don't have to worry about reapplying master pages if the
amount of information you have changes.

On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 4:58 PM, Charles Richardson <cer at matrixpress.com>
wrote:

> There have been several responses to my original post.  Here is my
> take-away summary:
>
>
>
> As I stated in the original post, Save-As PDF works perfectly for me as
> long as all pages are same size.  Books with dozens of bookmarks and
> thousands of links come out just fine.  BTW, I am using MicroType
> TimeSavers to manage special bookmarks.
>
>
>
> Like David Artman, who responded that he would never use Save-As PDF, I
> too avoided it entirely until very recently when Shlomo Perets encouraged
> me to use it in response to another post.  My prior reluctance went back to
> Dov Isaacs’ posts several FM releases ago when, as an Adobe respondent, he
> said that the Save-As function had significant issues.  I tested the
> suggestion from Craig Ede (put a tabloid page first) with the result that
> all pages in the PDF were tabloid.  Fred Ridder suggested making changes in
> the print window via a possible selection that detected page size
> automatically.  This is, in fact, the result I get by default if I do a
> print to .ps, i.e., the PDF virtual printer or Distiller DOES detect page
> size automatically.  That is the process I’ve been using from the
> beginning.  I don’t know how to make this happen with the Save-As method,
> which is why I posted today.
>
>
>
> Only a few of the 30-some print books I use to publish an 8,000 page
> document have tabloid pages.  Barring some further response that provides a
> workable methodology, I will continue to publish those books that have
> mixed-size pages in the traditional print to .ps + Distiller as I had been
> doing exclusively until quite recently.
>
>
>
> Why continue to use the Save-As method?  Why not just keep the process
> I’ve always had?  Well, for one thing, when I have to produce the entire
> document (over 30 books), it is much faster and simpler to use the Save-As
> PDF.
>
>
>
> As always, thanks to those who have responded.  If I discover a solution
> to the original issue, I will post an update.
>
>
>
> Charles
>
>
>
> *From:* framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:
> framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] *On Behalf Of *Charles Richardson
> *Sent:* Monday, June 08, 2015 10:36 AM
> *To:* framers at lists.frameusers.com
> *Subject:* Book Save-As PDF w/ multiple page sizes
>
>
>
> Unable to find answer in FM docs.  How does one configure FM to do Save-As
> PDF with the correct output page sizes (e.g., book with mixed
> letter/tabloid pages) in PDF?  This is not a problem if a book print setup
> is set to tabloid and printed to .ps then distilled; the output reflects
> the original page sizes.  With Save-As, if the page size is set to tabloid,
> all the pages in the output will be tabloid.  I can get only one size or
> the other.
>
>
>
> FM12 (unstructured)/Acrobat IX Adobe PDF Converter/W7
>
>
>
> Thanks for your help!
>
> Charles
>
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Lin Sims
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