"Save As" or "Print" PDF?

[Colin]

To save an open CDR (X5) file as a PDF, is it best to do a "Save As" or "Print" to create the file? Or is there no difference?

 

[J Hill Designs]

with X3 I 'publish to pdf'

 

[Colin]

with X3 I 'publish to pdf'

Gah! There's a third option. My question remains.

 

[AUTO-FX]

Colin, is the resulting file size identical?
Do you have "save" options one way and not the other?
I am curious as well - thinking about purchasing X5

 

[CanuckSigns]

I use publish to PDF, there are a few options depending on your desired use of the file (prepress, document distribution, web etc.)

 

[Colin]

Colin, is the resulting file size identical?

I just now did a test, and the "Save As" version is about the same KB size as the "Publish to PDF" version, and the "Print" version is about half the KB size.

Do you have "save" options one way and not the other?

Not sure what you mean.

 

[J Hill Designs]

advanced save options such as include ICC, convert fonts, etc

 

[Colin]

advanced save options such as include ICC, convert fonts, etc

Ahh. Yes, they're all present for each method.

 

[AUTO-FX]

Colin, that last option saves as PDF to 8.5 x 11 page size I'll bet. That's why it's smaller. This is something you would normally have control of in your "save as" options.

 

[J Hill Designs]

nah it probably prints whatever you have your corel pagesize set at...

 

[Colin]

Colin, that last option saves as PDF to 8.5 x 11 page size I'll bet. That's why it's smaller. This is something you would normally have control of in your "save as" options.

I don't think so. They all open as an 8.5x11

 

[J Hill Designs]

But if you have a custom page size do they all output that size?

 

[AUTO-FX]

That should be one of your "save as" options Colin. Save as letter page size or save as design size.

To clarify - after you select "save as" and then "PDF" you should then have saving options, like "save to full size" or "downsample images" etc...

 

[gnemmas]

Yes.

 

[Roto]

Select what you want to PDF then Ctrl+E for export tick the box for selected only and then set you options and click OK... this will create a PDF to the size of your artwork, works like a charm.

Roto

 

[2NinerNiner2]

+1 for Publish to PDF

PS > Colin, will be out for the holidays with Mom and sis, so we should grab a coffee at some point

Cheers!
Lyle