Exporting to PDF
Calc can export documents to PDF (Portable Document Format). This industry-
standard file format is ideal for sending the file to someone else to view using Adobe
Reader or other PDF viewers.
Quick export to PDF
Click the Export Directly as PDF icon to export the entire document using your
default PDF settings. You are asked to enter the file name and location for the PDF
file, but you do not get a chance to choose a page range, the image compression, or
other options.
Controlling PDF content and quality
For more control over the content and quality of the resulting PDF, use File > Export
as PDF. The PDF Options dialog opens. This dialog has five pages (General, Initial
View, User Interface, Links, and Security). Select the appropriate settings, and then
click Export. Then you are asked to enter the location and file name of the PDF to be
created, and click Save to export the file.
General page of PDF Options dialog
On the General page (Figure 134), you can choose which pages to include in the PDF,
the type of compression to use for images (which affects the quality of images in the
PDF), and other options.
Range section
• All: Exports the entire document.
• Pages: To export a range of pages, use the format 3-6 (pages 3 to 6). To export
single pages, use the format 7;9;11 (pages 7, 9, and 11). You can also export a
combination of page ranges and single pages, by using a format like 3-
6;8;10;12.
• Selection: Exports whatever content is selected.
Images section
• Lossless compression: Images are stored without any loss of quality. Tends to
make large files when used with photographs. Recommended for other kinds of
images or graphics.
• JPEG compression: Allows for varying degrees of quality. A setting of 90%
works well with photographs (small file size, little perceptible loss).
• Reduce image resolution: Lower-DPI (dots per inch) images have lower
quality. For viewing on a computer screen a resolution of 72dpi (for Windows)
or 96dpi (GNU/Linux) is sufficient, while for printing it is generally preferable
to use at least 300 or 600 dpi, depending on the capability of the printer.
Higher dpi settings greatly increase the size of the exported file.
Note
EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) images with embedded previews are
exported only as previews. EPS images without embedded previews are
exported as empty placeholders.
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