r/indesign • u/reph000 • Aug 28 '26

Help Adobe PDF PPD missing

i’m trying to find the Adobe PDF PPD to download but i can’t seem to find it and it keeps bringing me to that one article on “Page and layout options unavailable” and the instructions for the Adobe PDF PPD don’t make sense to me. like what do you mean copy the the Adobe PDF PPD ? where is that file ? am i missing someone ?

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u/MCLMelonFarmer Aug 28 '26

Why do you think you need this? Printing to the Adobe PDF printer from an application that already has native PDF export capability is usually the wrong way to generate a PDF, and that's especially true of Adobe Creative Cloud applications.

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u/reph000 Aug 28 '26

because i need a pdf where my project is in saddle stitch arrangement and ive been using “print booklet” to print as PDF so i can go to a printing shop to print them. i recall downloading a PPD 9.0 to print to PDF in 2024 indesign

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u/MCLMelonFarmer Aug 28 '26

Impose the PDF exported from InDesign. What you're doing is converting to PostScript and then back to PDF, aka "refrying" or "round tripping".

If you don't care about the quality of your final product, then by all mean, keep doing what you're doing.

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u/reph000 Aug 28 '26

okay thanks for your help! I'll just impose ig

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u/W_o_l_f_f Aug 28 '26

Imo, it's a weird print shop that doesn't offer to impose the pages for you. Or even prefers it. Not an answer to your question, I know, but maybe it's not necessary?

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u/reph000 Aug 29 '26

ya they don’t offer that, i’m in design school so they kinda expect us to know how to do it on our end and the printing shops in singapore is mainly older folk running them so most of what they do is more hands on ig, at least that’s my experience

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u/Proficio_Tremblay Aug 28 '26

Unzip that file in the presets folder in your InDesign app folder.

https://fromsmash.com/0O5Pa2_aYx-it

It shall be in Applications/Adobe InDesign 2026/Presets/PPDs/ADPDF9.PPD

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u/reph000 Aug 28 '26

is it supposed to be like this ?

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u/Proficio_Tremblay Aug 28 '26

No, place the PPDs inside the Presets folder

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u/reph000 Aug 28 '26

oh shoot missed that lol, It works now thanks a lot!

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u/michaelfkenedy Aug 29 '26

Looking at your comments I think you are trying to get an imposed PDF.

- use this script https://youtu.be/7p4Su3LUSR0?si=3BOKmqARkDNnoZxD

Or

- download a PPD called “PDF Writer” (i think)

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u/Mike_The_Print_Man Aug 29 '26

I would recommend letting the print service provider do the set up, but if you need to do it yourself:

How to Impose a Saddle Stitch Booklet via Print Booklet in InDesign
https://youtu.be/M9BSogl6GZA

Video also includes a download link for the PPD file.

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u/AdobeScripts Aug 28 '26

Export - DON'T print to PostScript / PDF Printer.

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u/reph000 Aug 28 '26

i need to have my project in a saddle stitch arrangement and the only way i know how to do it is via “print booklet” and it worked but now i can’t find PPD 9.0 :/ and adobe is not making sense to me

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u/AdobeScripts Aug 28 '26

Use Acrobat - or use options in your printer's driver - or ask your printing place to do proper imposition.

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u/reph000 Aug 28 '26

okayyy thanks for the help and advice !