Adobe 22020807 User Guide - Page 66

USING ACROBAT 9 PRO 60 Creating PDFs PostScript and EPS files Drag and drop On the desktop or from a folder, by dragging to the Acrobat Distiller icon or into the Acrobat Distiller® window. Double-clicking (PostScript® files only) On the desktop or in a folder. Open command Within Acrobat Distiller, in the File menu. Create PDF menu Within Acrobat, by choosing From File. Adobe PDF printer Within the authoring application, in the Print dialog box. 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 97 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. Last updated 9/30/2011