US District Court Offers PDF/A FAQ for Users

As the US District Courts move to requiring PDF/A formatted documents for e-filling, many questions are arising from users in the various districts. The US District Court of Oregon has provided a list of frequently asked questions about PDF/A on its website.

Some of the topics covered include:

• What do I need to create PDF/A documents?
• What is PDF/A?
• Why does the judiciary need to move to PDF/A for its CM/ECF documents?
• When will the District of Oregon require that all documents filed in CM/ECF be in PDF/A format?
• Which PDF/A format should filers use: 1a or 1b?
• Should I Select RGB or CMYK When Publishing to PDF/A?
• How are PDF/A documents created?
• How does the PDF/A requirement affect Mac users?

Country of Origin: United States

Source: US District Court of Oregon

http://ord.uscourts.gov/en/faq/pdfa