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SAS System Options

PDFPRINT= System Option



Specifies the resolution to print PDF documents.
Requirement: Adobe Acrobat Reader or Professional 3.0 and later versions, depending on PDFPRINT setting
Valid in: configuration files, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, SAS System Options window
Category: Log and procedure output control: PDF
PROC OPTIONS GROUP= PDF

Syntax
Syntax Description
Details
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Syntax

PDFPRINT= HRES | LRES | NONE


Syntax Description

HRES

specifies to print PDF documents at the highest resolution available on the printer. This is the default for Acrobat Reader or Professional 5.0 and later versions.

Requirement: Acrobat Reader or Professional 5.0 and later versions.
LRES

specifies to print PDF documents at a lower resolution for draft-quality documents.

Requirement: Acrobat Reader or Professional 3.0 and later versions.
Restriction: PDFPRINT=LRES can be set only when the PDFSECURITY option is set to HIGH.
NONE

specifies the PDF documents have no print resolution.

Requirement: Any version of Acrobat Reader or Professional.
Restriction: PDFPRINT=NONE can be set only when the PDFSECURITY option is set to HIGH or LOW.

Details

When the PDFSECURITY option is set to NONE, PDF documents can be printed.

The following table shows the option settings for allowing high and low resolution printing:

Value of PDFPRINT Value of PDFSECURITY Printing Resolution Allowed
LRES LOW High resolution printing
LRES HIGH Low resolution (150 dpi) printing


See Also

System option:

PDFPAGEVIEW= System Option

Securing ODS Generated PDF Files in SAS Language Reference: Concepts

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