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Save as PDF/A and check a PDF

An archive copy that meets PDF/A, and a check against the standards.

  • How-to
  • 2 min
  • Free and Pro
  • Checked with Fluah 1.0.34

Where to find it

FileSave as PDF/A, and Check on the pull-up bar

Steps

  1. Open File › Save as PDF/A.

    The File menu, Save as PDF/A marked
  2. Pick the part, then Save and name the copy.

    Save as PDF/A: PDF/A-2b, 2u, 3b or 4
  3. Fluah checks the copy it wrote, then opens it.

    The copy written and checked: PDF/A-2b Passed, its claim PDF/A-2b
  4. To check any PDF, click Check on the pull-up bar.

    The Check button on the pull-up bar
  5. Pick PDF/A-2b, PDF/E-1 or PDF/UA-2, then Check.

    Check, PDF/A-2b: Passed
  6. Issues show their clause. Set language and the like fix them; then Save.

    PDF/UA-2: 5 issues, each with its clause; Set title and Set language
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Updated 6 November 2026