PDFVBASettings.ComplexFillsAsBitmaps

Property ComplexFillsAsBitmaps As Boolean

The ComplexFillsAsBitmaps property determines whether comples fills are rendered as bitmaps when publishing to PDF.

The following code example sets options for publishing the active document to PDF. Complex fills are rendered as bitmaps; halftone screens and overprints are included, while OPI links and spot colors are not maintained.

Sub Test() 
 With ActiveDocument.PDFSettings 
  ComplexFillsAsBitmaps = True 
  Halftones = True 
  MaintainOPILinks = False 
  Overprints = True 
  SpotColors = False 
 End With 
ActiveDocument.PublishToPDF "C:\MyDocument.pdf" 
End Sub