When exporting a pages document to the "best" version of PDF, the image is saved at a much lower resolution than what I need. I have a 3.5 MB pages file that ends up converting to a PDF that ends up only at 268KB. The quality just does not look professional at all.
Here is a more detailed procedure than what I wrote earlier. It was devised before Save as … disappeared and then returned, so anyone using Lion or Mountain Lion will have to "translate."
To achieve 300 dpi resolution in drop shadows, open the ColorSync utility Filters and duplicate the Create Generic PDFX-3 Document filter. In the copy, click on the arrow to the left to open the drop-down. Then click on the next arrow, Create PDF/X-3 Document. Enter 300 in each of the boxes labeled Resolution. Save it with a new name.
When you want a 300 resolution PDF, go Print > PDF > Open in Preview > Save as… > Quartz > New Name filter > Save. (Do not use Export.)
Using this filter will give you 300 dpi resolution in drop shadows and other transparencies.
Walt
Clootheears - I'll try!
Walt K wrote:
Walt
Actually if this is 72 dpi, then this 288 dpi
Screen ruling is linear not area.
Peter
Good spotted, Peter!
Well spotted. 👿
Peter
Again!
fruhulda wrote:
Again!
😀
That doesn't help where there is any transparency in the document.
Any shadows, reflections, 3D objects, transparent bitmaps, fancy frames etc will be rendered as 72dpi.
Peter
One can also select the option 'Save as Adobe PDF'. This then allows you to alter your pdf quality.
Perhaps you have a different version of pages?
I have the 5.2.2 version. Do you also have Adobe Reader installed?
This is what the menu looks like for me.
If you want the actual “Best” quality PDF from Pages, there is a singular solution that we have continued to recommend for a very long time:
File menu : Print… : PDF : Save as PDF...
Export to PDF Best sounds encouraging, but in practice, does not measure up to the bullet item above.
You should still print out "Best" quality, but it sems that enlarging the Pages Document first will give a better resolution. I see a noticeable difference with this one extra step, and its pretty straight forward.
Omg that worked I have been trying to figure this out for years. You are truly a time saver. Thank you
What I was able to do was just resize the Pages Document to a larger size. In my case 200%. Then export it to PDF as usual, the result being that the PDF was much clearer despite the alleged 72 DPI.
How do I get a high resolution pdf version of my pages document?
