Table 297 – Entries in a slideshow dictionary

Key

Type

Value

Type

name

(Required; PDF 1.4) The type of PDF object that this dictionary describes; shall be SlideShow for a slideshow dictionary.

Subtype

name

(Required; PDF 1.4) The subtype of the PDF object that this dictionary describes; shall be Embedded for a slideshow dictionary.

Resources

name tree

(Required; PDF 1.4) A name tree that maps name strings to objects referenced by the alternate presentation.

NOTE Even though PDF treats the strings in the name tree as strings without a specified encoding, the slideshow shall interpret them as UTF-8 encoded Unicode.

StartResource

byte string

(Required; PDF 1.4) A byte string that shall match one of the strings in the Resources entry. It shall define the root object for the slideshow presentation.