Adobe Acrobat XI - Manual (Page 424)

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Printing
Last updated 1/14/2015
Print Layers
Normally, when you print a PDF that contains layers, just the content that is visible onscreen is printed. However, the
creator of a layered PDF can control what prints, regardless of its visibility onscreen. The PDF creator can require that
watermarks print or prevent the printing of confidential information. If the document is designed to print differently
from how it currently appears onscreen, a message may appear in the Print dialog box. The Preview image in the Print
dialog box always shows the page as it will print.
Note: To work with layers in Acrobat, convert the source document to PDF using a preset that preserves layers, such as
Acrobat 6 (PDF 1.5) or later.
View how layers print
1 Click the Layers icon in the Navigation panel. (If the Layers icon is not visible, choose View > Show/Hide >
Navigation Panes > Layers.)
2 Choose Apply Print Overrides from the Options menu.
Note: Depending on the visibility settings specified when the PDF was created, Apply Print Overrides may be
unavailable in the Options menu.
Change print settings for a layer
1 Click the Layers icon in the navigation panel. (If the Layers icon is not visible, choose View > Show/Hide >
Navigation Panes > Layers.)
2 Expand the Layers area, select a layer, and then select Layer Properties from the Options menu .
3 In the Layer Properties dialog box, choose one of the following from the Print pop-up menu:
Always Prints Forces the layer to print.
Never Prints Forces the layer not to print.
Prints When Visible Matches printed output to onscreen visibility.
Note: In Reader, you can open the Layer Properties dialog box, but you cannot change the settings.
Create print presets
A PDF can contain a set of print presets, a group of document-specific values that is used to set basic print options. By
creating a print preset for a document, you can avoid manually setting certain options in the Print dialog box each time
you print the document. It’s best to define print settings for a PDF at the time that you create it. However, print presets
provide a means to add basic print settings to a PDF at any time.
1 Choose File > Properties, and click the Advanced tab.
2 In the Print Dialog Presets section, set options and click OK.
The next time you open the Print dialog box, the values will be set to the print preset values. These settings are also used
when you print individual PDFs in a PDF Portfolio.
Note: To retain a print preset for a PDF, save the PDF after creating the print preset.
Print Dialog Presets
Page Scaling Prepopulates the Page Scaling menu in the Print dialog box with the option you choose:
Default Uses the application default setting, which is Shrink To Printable Area.