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InDesign PDF Export Options

InDesign Magazine issue 149 coverThis article appeared in Issue 149 of InDesign Magazine.

If you’ve ever tried to export an InDesign document to PDF, you’ve no doubt discovered that Adobe offers two methods of output: Adobe PDF (Interactive) and Adobe PDF (Print). Why two methods? What’s the difference? When should you use Interactive, and when should you use Print? Can (or should) you ever use Interactive for a PDF destined to print, or vice versa? Read on to discover the answers to all these questions and more.

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Jamie McKee is a book designer and typesetter for university presses throughout the US. More information about him can be found at mackeycomposition.com.
Editor in Chief of CreativePro. Instructor at LinkedIn Learning with courses on InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, GIMP, Inkscape, and Affinity Publisher. Co-author of The Photoshop Visual Quickstart Guide with Nigel French.
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