Exporting the calendar

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When your calendar is finished, you can export it under the Output menu item. The output creates a PDF, for example, that you can print yourself or pass on to a print shop.

Output settings

Output

Output

Preset

Choose a preset output setting, for example, Preview PDF for a lower quality PDF to check the calendar. To save a PDF print file, choose Print PDF.

Format

Determine whether the pages of your calendar will be output as PDF or as single images as JPEG.

Output color profile

Select the color profile that matches your print shop. You can usually find information about this on the website of your provider.
If they offer a specific profile for download, you can import it by selecting "Add custom profile".
If you do not have any detailed specifications, select sRGB.

Output options

By checking Apply output color profile, the selected output color profile will be applied to the photos in the export file. In the case of a printer color profile, this usually also converts the color space to CMYK format.

Select whether the PDF should be created with bleed (data format) or only the pages without bleed (final format).
(Passing the data to a printing house is usually done with bleed).

Output file name

Enter a file name with file storage path or select it via the Folder icon.
Output Pro version

Output Pro version

These features are only available in the Pro version.

Preset

Choose a preset output setting, for example, Preview PDF for a lower quality PDF to check the calendar. To save a PDF print file, choose Print PDF.

Format

Determine whether the pages of your calendar will be output as PDF or as single images as JPEG or lossless as PNG.

Resolution

Set the resolution.

Quality (or compression ratio)

Set the quality with which you want to output your calendar. (100 = Best quality, for PNG compression level 0 = Best quality).

We recommend a value of 95 for the quality.

Output color profile

Select the color profile that matches your print shop. You can usually find information about this on the website of your provider.
If they offer a specific profile for download, you can import it by selecting "Add custom profile".
If you do not have any detailed specifications, select sRGB.

Output options

By checking Apply output color profile, the selected output color profile will be applied to the photos in the export file. In the case of a printer color profile, this usually also converts the color space to CMYK format.

Select whether the PDF should be created with bleed (data format) or only the pages without bleed (final format).
(Passing the data to a print shop is usually done with bleed).

Select whether the crop marks should be displayed or not.
(Data is usually passed on to a print shop without crop marks).

You can also optionally watermark the pages of the output file. This allows you to pass the output file to a third party for review in a protected manner. (Remember to run a new output without watermark before passing it to a printer, if necessary).

Output file name

Enter a file name with file storage path or select it via the Folder icon.

Placeholder note

Output warning

Output warning

If not all placeholders of a template or layout are filled yet, the program informs you about it as soon as you select the Output item in the menu.

Click Cancel to continue editing your calendar or click Continue to continue the output process.

It is up to you whether you fill all placeholders or not. Empty placeholder objects are not printed.

Check result and repeat output

Output finished

Output finished

If the format was created successfully, click the Open file button to open the created file in a suitable viewer. The Open folder button opens the save directory.

Use the Start output again button to repeat the creation process.