Export to PDF

Applies to the Adobe InDesign plug-in version 29 or later

The Export to PDF workflow action exports a PDF file (.pdf) from an Adobe InDesign file (.indd or .indb).

Field	Description
Input	The file path to the input InDesign document (.indd) or book (.indb). Click the Choose File icon to choose the input InDesign file. Alternatively, enter the file path to the input file—for example, /Input/my-input.indd.
Output	The file path to the output PDF file (.pdf). Enter a name for the exported PDF file. Alternatively, click Choose File  to choose an output from the pop-up menu. The default output is output-1.pdf.
InDesign Server	Choose the InDesign Server or Blinkenlights queue.
Adobe PDF preset	Choose the PDF preset for the exported PDF. For information about managing PDF presets in InDesign Server and Typefi Workgroup, see this article.
Display title (v31) Title (v30 and earlier)	Choose the display title for the exported PDF. Options include: File name: The file name is the display title. Document title: The document title is the display title. The default display title is the File name.
Document language	Enter an ISO 639-1 language code (for example, en for English) to set the appropriate language and pronunciation rules when assistive technologies are reading the document. The default language code is en.

You can also use workflow variables to specify input fields. To insert a workflow variable, click the lightning bolt icon and choose a variable from the pop-up menu.