PDFOptions

since version 2.3.39

Set PDF options like number of copies and such

Child elements

(none)

Parent elements

AtPageCreation, AtPageShipout, Contents, Layout, Record, SavePages

Attributes

author (text, optional, since version 3.1.18)

Set the author of the document

colorprofile (optional, since version 3.5.7)

Set the name of the color profile. Has to be defined with DefineColorprofile.

creator (text, optional, since version 4.9.2)

Set the creator application of the document

displaymode (optional, since version 4.11.8)

Select the display mode when opening PDF document (mainly with Acrobat).

attachments

Display the attachment pane.

bookmarks

Display the bookmarks pane (only works if the PDF document contains at least one bookmark).

fullscreen

Open the document in fullscreen mode.

none

Do not display a special pane.

thumbnails

Display the thumbnail pane.

duplex (optional, since version 2.3.47)

Set viewer preference to one or two page printing. Default: empty.

simplex

One page per sheet

duplexflipshortedge

Two pages per sheet and flip on short edge

duplexfliplongedge

Two pages per sheet and flip on long edge

format (optional, since version 3.5.7)

Set the output format. Currently limited to PDF/X-3, PDF/X-4 and PDF/UA.

PDF/X-3

Set the output to PDF/X-3.

PDF/X-4

Set the output to PDF/X-4.

PDF/UA

Set the output to PDF/UA.

hyperlinkbordercolor (text, optional, since version 4.11.8)

Set the border color of hyperlinks when showhyperlinks is set. The default is black. (Renamed from hyperlinksbordercolor.)

hyperlinkborderwidth (text, optional, since version 4.15.6)

Set the border width of hyperlinks when showhyperlinks is set. The default is 1pt.

keywords (text, optional, since version 3.1.24)

Set the keywords of the document (comma separated list).

numcopies (number, optional)

Set the number of copies. At most 5 are allowed in the PDF specification.

pagelayout (optional, since version 4.15.1)

Specify the layout of the pages in Adobe Acrobat.

singlepage

Display one page at a time.

onecolumn

Display the pages in one column.

twocolumnleft

Display the pages in two columns, with odd- numbered pages on the left.

twocolumnright

Display the pages in two columns, with odd- numbered pages on the right.

twopageleft

Display the pages two at a time, with odd-numbered pages on the left.

twopageright

Display the pages two at a time, with odd-numbered pages on the right.

picktraybypdfsize (optional, since version 2.3.46)

Activate the check box in the PDF viewer for choosing the paper tray based on the page size.

yes

Activate checkbox

no

Deactivate checkbox

printscaling (optional, since version 2.3.46)

Should the printer scale the pages?

appdefault

Use the default from the PDF viewer

none

No page scaling

showbookmarks (yes or no, optional, since version 3.9.8)

Show bookmarks in the PDF viewer when opening the document. Deprecated - use displaymode instead.

showhyperlinks (yes or no, optional, since version 4.3.15)

Show hyperlinks in Adobe Acrobat and perhaps other PDF viewers.

subject (text, optional, since version 3.1.24)

Set the subject of the document

title (text, optional, since version 3.1.18)

Set the title of the document

Example

<PDFOptions numcopies="3"/>

See also

The section Print output / crop marks.