IDCS5 Win - Printing a PDF

I am writing a plugin that will print individual pages to their own PDF files. I actually have that code down pretty well.
What I am facing is the requirement to place a small certification logo on the pasteboard (approx. 36 points by 72 points) right above the left-most corner of the page. I have placed the logo without a problem, but when I print the page, the logo is not printed.
1.) I know if I increase bleed when printing to a PostScript file I can capture objects laying on the pasteboard, but I can see no way to do that using the IPDFExportPrefs interface.
2.) I tried using the IPDFExportPrefs::SetIncludeSlug() call, but it didn't help.
Does anyone know how to get an object on the pasteboard to print to a PDF file?
TIA
John

You need to set the slug box offsets.
Use IPageSetupPrefs::SetSlugBoxPref().

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