Creating PDF Files from Quark Xpress 6:

Creating PDFs from Quark XPress 6 can either be done in three separate ways.

A) Print a Postscript file to disk and use Distiller to convert to PDF.
B) Export a Postscript file to disk and use Distiller to convert to PDF.
C) Exporting directly to PDF. This method is not recommended since it produces PDFs that are not as clean as the first two methods. Only use this if you don't have Acrobat Distiller.

1. Download Instructions for Quark
First download this instruction sheet with information about the print dialog settings you'll need to use in Quark to make your Postscript file.

2. Download Instructions and Settings for Distiller
Download the instructions sheet for setting up Acrobat Distiller and the Acrobat settings files for your version of Acrobat.

	Instructions for setting up Acrobat Distiller
	Acrobat 7-9 Joboptions		Acrobat 6 Joboptions
	Acrobat 5 Joboptions		Acrobat 4 Joboptions

3. Set up a print driver (Windows Only)
Depending on your version of Windows it can work best to create your PDF with a dedicated print driver set to make the postscript. This download includes instructions and the installer files you'll need.

Windows Print Driver Setup

4. Download Optional Extras
It can also be helpful to install the Kodak Distiller Assistant. This optional free plug-in from Kodak called contains many bug fixes for Acrobat Distiller. It's use is recommended when printing Postscript from Quark 4 or 5 because it helps to correctly set the trim size of the page.

Download Kodak Distiller Assistant Download

5. Create PDF
Once the correct settings are installed, Print a Postscript file out of Quark and then convert that into a print-ready PDF using the JSM settings in Acrobat Distiller.

1. Download Instructions for Quark
First download this instruction sheet with information about setting up the Quark 6 export filter to produce Postscript and how to choose the correct export settings you'll need to use to create a clean PDF.

2. Download Instructions and Settings for Distiller
Download the instructions sheet for setting up Acrobat Distiller and the Acrobat settings files for your version of Acrobat.

	Instructions for setting up Acrobat Distiller
	Acrobat 7-9 Joboptions		Acrobat 6 Joboptions
	Acrobat 5 Joboptions		Acrobat 4 Joboptions

1. Download Instructions for Quark and export to PDF
Although this method may seem the easiest, the Quark PDF Export filter doesn't always create clean PDFs. For best results we suggest that you create a Postscript file as indicated above and use Distiller to create your PDF. If Acrobat is not available than these instructions show the settings that will give the best results in OS X or Windows.