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316 CHAPTER 9 SHOWING WORK TO YOUR CLIENTS

2. Navigate to the project folder on your hard drive and type the filename Slide show.pdf; click
Save to open the PDF Options dialog box.
3. Choose JPEG Encoding if it is not already selected. Open the Quality drop-down list box, and
select Medium. Make sure Image Interpolation is checked and click OK to generate the PDF file.
4. After a few moments, Adobe Acrobat launches and displays the slide show document in Full
Screen mode. The slide show plays automatically; be patient as the slides will advance every
15 seconds (interval set in step 1). After viewing a few slides, manually advance to the next
slide by pressing the Right arrow key; pressing the Left arrow key moves back one slide.

WARNING If you do not have Acrobat already installed on your system, download the free Reader
from the companion CD.
5. Press the Esc key to switch to Single Page mode (see Figure 9.26). Choose View Full Screen
or press Ctrl+L to return to Full Screen mode at any time.
6. Close Adobe Acrobat and all open files in Photoshop.
Not only can a PDF be an excellent way to present a slide show in-house, but your client can trans-
fer, view, and print the PDF file. Be aware that once the PDF leaves your hands, you can no longer
control its viewing environment or lighting, monitor calibration, and establish printing options, so
misunderstandings about color can occur at the client’s office. It is best to educate clients about these
issues and warn them that the PDF is only a draft if color accuracy is important to your project (see
Chapter 2).

Figure 9.26
An Acrobat slide show in
Single Page mode