Create PDF Files Using an Application’s Print Command

When you install Acrobat software, Adobe PDF is automatically added as a system printer. You can use Adobe PDF to print from the authoring application file to disk in PDF format in the same manner as you use a printer to print a hard copy of a file. You can create a PDF file from any authoring application that supports printing, by following these steps:

1. Choose the application’s Print command.

2. Choose Adobe PDF from the application’s Printer menu. The actual Print dialog box varies, depending on your operating system (OS) and the software from which you are printing the file.

3. Click Properties to reveal the Adobe PDF Document Properties dialog box, which has three sections, separated ...

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