How to Export a Color-Managed PDF File in Adobe InDesign

More often than not, when providing a file to a printer, it will be as a PDF. InDesign provides color-management tools when creating the PDF. It is always good practice to check with your print provider to verify their requirements.

1. Go to the File menu and select Export.
2. Navigate to the location where you wish to save the file, select Adobe PDF (Print) from the Save As Type menu, and click Save.
3. In the next dialog box, select Press Quality from the Adobe PDF Preset menu, then go to the list at the left and click Output.
4. Click the Destination menu. In the U.S., there's only four options you're likely to use. Sheetfed or Web refers to the kind of printing press the project is being printed on. Coated or Uncoated refers to the kind of paper being used. Your print provider can supply this information. Once you have chosen the destination, click the Profile Inclusion Policy menu and choose Include Destination Profile, then click Export.