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Preflight
Last updated 10/11/2011
A PDF report includes information about the document and problem objects in layers, which you turn on or off in the
Layers navigation pane.
Note: You can also create an inventory of all objects and resources used in the PDF.
Create a report of preflight results
1
In the Results panel of the Preflight dialog box, click Create Report, or choose Create Report from the Options menu.
2 Specify a name and location for the report. The suffix “_report” is automatically added to the report name.
3 Select the type of report, and click Save.
Report types
PDF Report Creates a summary of problems accompanied by details that are shown using transparent masks,
comments, or layers for each problem object.
• Overview Condenses the preflight results into a short document that includes applied fixups, a results summary,
and document information.
• Details Reports additional information about each problem object—for example, where the object is located on the
page. Problems Highlighted By Transparent Masks places a colored mask, similar to a Photoshop mask, over areas to
make the problem areas stand out. You can change the mask color using Preflight preferences. Problems Highlighted
By Comments inserts preflight results as comments. Problems Highlighted By Layers shows the file separated into
layers of mismatches or found objects according to the criteria used in the profile itself. Another layer called Other
Objects includes objects that have nothing to do with the profile used.
XML Report Produces a structured report for workflow systems that can interpret and process the preflight results. For
details, contact your print service provider.
Text Report Produces a report in plain text format, with each line indented according to the hierarchy in the Preflight
Results dialog box. You can open the report in a text editor.
Hide or show layers in a PDF report
1 In the navigation pane for the PDF report, click the Layers button to open the Layers panel.
2 In the Layers panel, expand the report and click the square to the left of a layer name to hide or show the layer.
About inventory reports
An inventory report shows resources used in a PDF, including color spaces, images, patterns, shadings, metadata, and
fonts and glyphs in each font family. Related information is grouped together and arranged on a PDF page so that you
can scan and locate items. You can run an inventory report before or after you run a preflight inspection. Unlike a
preflight results report, which provides only the information requested by checks in the selected profile, an inventory
report does not filter the PDF content. Together, a preflight inspection report and an inventory report can help you
identify and fix problems.
The information in an inventory report can be useful when you perform tasks such as these:
• Exploring files that seem unusual, such as those created by an unknown application, or files with slow screen redraw
or copy-and-paste actions that don’t work.
• Examining processing issues, such as failure to print correctly, or problems encountered during color conversion,
imposition, placement on an InDesign page, and so on.
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