{"id":119,"date":"2013-04-01T21:02:27","date_gmt":"2013-04-01T21:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openbook.ums.edu.my\/userguide\/chapter\/pdf-export-options\/"},"modified":"2024-09-19T04:19:26","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T04:19:26","slug":"pdf-export-options","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/openbook.ums.edu.my\/userguide\/chapter\/pdf-export-options\/","title":{"raw":"Produce PDF Exports","rendered":"Produce PDF Exports"},"content":{"raw":"Pressbooks outputs PDFs of your book with different professional template designs depending on the theme you've chosen. Pressbooks allows users to produce two different types of PDF export files: '<\/span>PDF (for digital distribution)<\/strong>' and 'PDF (for print)<\/strong>'.<\/span>\n\nPDF (for digital distribution) exports are designed to be viewed on a digital device (like a computer, tablet, phone). These PDFs use the PDF\/UA-1 profile and are tagged for accessibility. PDF (for digital distribution) exports support both internal and external links (links will be distinguished by color and underlining) and the use of transparent images, which print PDFs do not.<\/span>\n\nPDF (for print) exports are designed to be printed. These PDFs use the PDF\/X-4 profile are are designed to meet the highest standards for print on demand services. PDF (for print) exports do not include visual indicators for links. Because readers cannot see the target of hyperlinked text in a printed text, you can use Custom Styles<\/a> to display the target URL. The following CSS will display the URLs for links in your book in parenthesis after the link text when added to your book's PDF stylesheet (click <\/span>Appearance > <\/span>Custom Styles\u00a0 and choose the <\/span>PDF option from the droptown):<\/span>\n

.print a:after {<\/code>\ncontent: \" (\" attr(data-url) \")\"; }<\/code><\/p>\n<\/code><\/strong>\n

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Note: <\/strong>For users on the pressbooks.pub<\/a> network, Custom Styles is only available on a book with the Collaboration plan<\/a>.<\/div>\n

Export Your Book as a PDF<\/h1>\nTo produce a PDF export for your book:\n
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  1. Click 'Export<\/strong>' in the left sidebar menu.<\/li>\n \t
  2. Select PDF for print and\/or digital distribution<\/strong>.<\/li>\n \t
  3. Press 'Export Your Book<\/strong>'<\/li>\n \t
  4. Download the PDF file from the exports list and share or distribute it as you see fit.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    Learn more about\u00a0making your PDF files available for download, for free, from your book\u2019s homepage<\/a>.<\/section>
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    Print PDF Cover Options<\/h1>\nWhen you are printing and binding a book, your printer or print-on-demand supplier will ask for two separate files:\n
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    1. the book interior (the actual content of your book)<\/li>\n \t
    2. the book cover file (a single PDF file which contains the front cover, the spine and the back cover).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nThe PDF (for Print) export file will give you the file you can provide as the book interior. Learn more about your options for producing a book cover file<\/a>.\n\n<\/section>\n

      Configure PDF Export Options<\/h1>\nHow a Pressbooks export file looks is determined by your choice of \"Theme\" and related theme options. In addition to the global options which apply to the webbook and all export formats, you can also choose from several PDF-specific options. The PDF export options which will be available for your book may differ depending on the theme you've selected, but can include the following:\n

      Header Font\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\nAllows you to change the theme\u2019s default header font to any one of a variety of open-source serif and sans serif typefaces. (NOTE:\u00a0<\/strong>This option is currently only available in the McLuhan and Malala themes.)\n

      Body Font\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\nAllows you to change the theme\u2019s body header font to any one of a variety of open-source serif and sans serif typefaces. (NOTE:\u00a0<\/strong>This option is currently only available in the McLuhan and Malala themes.)\n

      Body Font Size<\/h2>\nAllows you to set the body font size for your book. Several other elements in the book (like headings, tables, block quotes, and captions) are set in proportion to this size and will be adjusted accordingly.\n

      Footnote Font Size<\/h2>\nAllows you to set the font size for footnotes in your book. Footnotes are typically displayed slightly smaller than the body font size.\n

      Body Line Height<\/h2>\nAllows you to set the body line height for your book (this controls the amount of space between<\/em> two lines of text).\n

      Page Size<\/h2>\nAllows you to choose the page size of your exported PDFs. Options include:\n