Import or export preflight profiles

Preflight profiles can be shared with other users. For example, print service providers can provide them to their customers to ensure that jobs pass an inspection defined by those profiles before the jobs are handed off. Users in a workgroup can create their own profiles as a way to check a document before uploading to the web or printing to a special printer, or to check in-house production.

To exchange a profile, you package it for import and export. The package includes all checks and properties for the selected profile.

Import a preflight profile

  1. Do one of the following:

    • In the Preflight dialog box, choose Import Preflight Profile from the Options menu.

    • In the Edit Profile dialog box, click the Import icon .

  2. Locate the preflight package file (.kfp extension), and click Open. The profile appears in the Profiles list under the Imported Profiles group.
  3. If the profile is locked, choose Unlocked from the pop-up menu in the Edit Profile dialog box.
  4. If prompted, enter the password.
    Double-clicking a profile on your computer, or dragging profiles to the Acrobat window or Acrobat application icon installs them in the correct place on your computer.

    The profile can be edited.

Export a preflight profile

  1. To lock the profile before you export it, choose Locked from the pop-up menu in the Edit Profile dialog box. You can also select Password Protected and enter a password.
  2. Do one of the following:

    • In the Preflight dialog box, choose Export Preflight Profile from the Options menu.

    • In the Edit Profile dialog box, click the Export icon .

  3. Specify a name and location for the package, and click Save.
    To export a profile from the Preflight dialog box, select the profile and choose Export Preflight Profile from the Options menu.