Create or modify fixups

You may want to create a custom fixup for certain jobs or output devices. The settings you specify determine such things as what output intent is used, what color conversions take place, how images are compressed and sampled, and what PDF compatibility level the PDF must support. Although you can modify any of the predefined fixups, as long as they are unlocked, it is better to duplicate an existing fixup and change its values. This technique is particularly useful if the fixup belongs to multiple locked profiles, and you don’t want to find and unlock all those profiles. A duplicated fixup is unlocked by default because it does not yet belong to a profile.

Create a new fixup

  1. In the Preflight Profile dialog box, click the Edit button.
  2. Select a profile and unlock it.
  3. Select the Fixups category on the left, under the profile.
  4. Click the Create button .
  5. Name the fixup and specify criteria.

Create a fixup based on an existing one

  1. In the Preflight Profile dialog box, click the Edit button.
  2. Select the Fixups category on the left, under the profile.
  3. To unlock the fixup so that you can modify it, choose Unlocked from the pop-up menu at the top.
  4. In the Edit Profile dialog box, select the fixup you want to modify, and click the Duplicate button .
  5. In the Duplicate Fixup dialog box, select a category in the left column, and then select an option in the right column. The options in the right column are the areas you can modify.
  6. To see which profiles currently use this fixup, click Usage. You may need to unlock other profiles before you can modify the fixup.
  7. Do any of the following, and click OK:

    • To rename the fixup, type in the Name box at the top.

    • To change the description of the area you’re modifying, type in the box just below the categories.

    • To change how an error is handled, specify options or values for each selected fixup option.