How do I create a PDF/X-3 file from Pages?
I need that particular format for a submission.
Mac mini, macOS Sierra (10.12.1)
I need that particular format for a submission.
Mac mini, macOS Sierra (10.12.1)
Using a Pages document created by Pages v5.1 and last edited with v5.6.2 — with just a paragraph of Lorem Ipsum in it, I opened this in LibreOffice v5.2.4, and exported it as a PDF/A-1a document with embedded fonts. Subsequently, I opened this PDF in Affinity Designer, and exported it as a PDF/X-3 document with bleed and printer marks on it.
Opening this final PDF/X-3 document in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC showed that it was indeed, a PDF/X-3 document. And, you can see that Serif is using their own PDF library. Affinity Designer is in the Mac App Store. Never open a PDF/X-3 document in Apple's Preview application as it will autosave back over it as an ordinary PDF v1.3 document. Use Acrobat Reader DC.
There are three issues:
There is a Pages for Mac Support Community.
How do I create a PDF/X-3 file from Pages?