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Originally Posted by chrism
First, I read that Actions only work if they are Exported as opposed to Printed to PDF.
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Yes. Apparently that is because the Export can use the full PDF capabilty, but the PrintAsPDF is limited to Apple's PrintAsPDF functionality.
There is a simple trick I use to ensure that the resulting pages are dead-set A4:
• set the CanvasSize to "Size is a multiple of PrinterSheets"
• In the Master or SharedLayer, create a rectangle of exactly 21x29.7cm; filled white with an Opacity of zero
• place in squarely on the Canvas (which should already be A4)
• Arrange it at the Back, and Lock it
• all other elements will now be in Front
(obviously use 8.5x11" if you are using Imperial units.)
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The problem with this is that Export only seems to work for a single canvas at a time. Is this correct? If so, does this mean that there is currently no way to export a muli-paged linked PDF?
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That's not correct. I have many multi-page linked PDFs (created via Export PDF vector image) with various Actions built in. Here's
one. The Action enabled objects (blue 3D glass button; other identified at bottom of page) should be obvious. Goto the copyright statement (text only)for a link to URL.
In the Export dialogue, have you chosen "Entire Document" or "Current Canvas".
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Second, I've noticed that even when exporting only a single Canvas, Actions don't export to PDF if they are linked to objects other than text (ie. a box). Is that correct?
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True for OG4, but that is a bug, which I thought was fixed in OG 5. Isn't it ?!?!? Send a bug report via Help/SendFeedback.
The work around in OG4 is, Export docs of at least two pages (blank second page, from a blank Master). Hey, it's a work-around.