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title: "Custom PDF"
slug: "custom-pdf"
updated: 2025-06-11T20:05:00Z
published: 2025-06-11T20:05:00Z
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# Custom PDF

Step and Repeat and document scaling functionality is available on the Layout display in AdBriefing.

By selecting the **Custom PDF** check box it is possible to configure document's up and down scaling on the fly without modifying the original XML template settings.

**Note!**

Custom PDF functionality on Layout display is available regardless if:

- **Step and Repeat/ Fit to Media Size** is enabled in the XML template
- User has edit access to the module storing adbriefing templates

![Custom PDF](https://cdn.document360.io/3a63e0a8-1221-4570-aaa1-d43f9b95a612/Images/Documentation/screenshot_2019-08-27_at_11 copy.png)

|  | **Description** | **Default value** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Format | Allows to select among the formats: Custom and format size values from A0 to A10. | CUSTOM |
| Page orientation | Portrait or Landscape. | Empty |
| Columns | Allows to select from 1 to 12 columns. | 1 |
| Rows | Allows to select from 1 to 12 rows. | 1 |

Please note!

Custom PDF settings are not applied before clicking apply icon.

![Screenshot_2019-08-27_at_11.19.56.png](https://cdn.document360.io/3a63e0a8-1221-4570-aaa1-d43f9b95a612/Images/Documentation/screenshot_2019-08-27_at_11(1).png)

Original PDF size information is always available on the custom PDF toolbar.

![Screenshot_2019-08-27_at_11.21.21.png](https://cdn.document360.io/3a63e0a8-1221-4570-aaa1-d43f9b95a612/Images/Documentation/screenshot_2019-08-27_at_11(2).png)

## PDF size depending on the template settings

| **Step and Repeat/ Fit to Media Size**is enabled in XML settings | Document's size from the corresponding step and repeat settings section is applied. If user enables the **Custom PDF** check box, step and repeat settings will prefilled when **CUSTOM** is selected in **Format** field. |
| --- | --- |
| **Step and Repeat/ Fit to Media Size**is disabled in XML settings | Page width and hight from the template's Basic Information is applied. Same settings will be prefilled by default when selecting **CUSTOM** in Format field |

**Note!**

Fit Proportionally is always applied to custom pdf settings, regardless if **Step and Repeat/ Fit to Media Size**is enabled in XML settings or other settings are specified.

All the custom PDF settings specified on **Layout display** tab will take precedence over the XML template settings.

Specified custom PDF settings are applied to the:

- Downloaded PDF
- Printed PDF
- Saved PDF

**Note!**

- Custom PDF settings are shared across all the pages within the briefing, even though pages can have different templates.
- Specified custom PDF settings will be reset once user leaves the Layout display.