Adobe 22002484 User Guide - Page 61

USING ACROBAT 9 STANDARD 56 Creating PDFs Context menu On the desktop or in a folder, by right-clicking. Balancing PDF file size and quality You can select various settings to ensure that your PDF has the best balance between file size, resolution, conformity to specific standards, and other factors. Which settings you select depends on your goals for the PDF that you are creating. For example, a PDF intended for high-quality commercial printing requires different settings than a PDF intended only for on-screen viewing and quick downloading over the Internet. Once selected, these settings apply across PDFMaker, Acrobat, and Acrobat Distiller. However, some settings are limited to specific contexts or file types. For example, PDFMaker options can vary among the different types of Microsoft Office applications. For convenience, you can select one of the conversion presets available in Acrobat. You can also create, define, save, and reuse custom presets that are uniquely suited to your purposes. For scanned documents, you can choose from several scanning presets that are optimized for scanning documents and images in color or black and white. You can modify these presets, or use your own custom scanning settings. More Help topics "Adobe PDF conversion settings" on page 87 Creating simple PDFs with Acrobat Convert a file to PDF using Acrobat 1 In Acrobat, do one of the following: • Choose File > Create PDF > From File. • In the toolbar, click the Create button and choose PDF From File. 2 In the Open dialog box, select the file. You can browse all file types or select a specific type from the Files Of Type menu. 3 Optionally, click Settings to change the conversion options. The options available vary depending on the file type. Note: The Settings button is unavailable if you choose All Files as the file type or if no conversion settings are available for the selected file type. 4 Click Open to convert the file to a PDF. Depending on the type of file being converted, the authoring application opens automatically or a progress dialog box appears. If the file is in an unsupported format, a message appears, telling you that the file cannot be converted to PDF. 5 When the new PDF opens, choose File > Save or File > Save As; then select a name and location for the PDF. When naming a PDF that's intended for electronic distribution, limit the filename to eight characters (with no spaces) and include the .pdf extension. This action ensures that email programs or network servers don't truncate the filename and that the PDF opens as expected. More Help topics "View PDFMaker conversion settings" on page 71 "PDF Portfolios and combined PDFs" on page 102 Last updated 9/30/2011