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Create PDFs Using Authoring Application’s Print Command (Windows)

Authors using the full version of Adobe Acrobat, can create PDF files from any Windows-based application, using the "Print" command.

To create an Adobe PDF file using the Print command:

1. Open the document/image to be converted to Adobe PDF in it’s authoring application.
2. Choose "File" and then "Print".
3. In the Printer drop-down menu, choose "Acrobat Distiller" as you target printer.

   

    

4. Click the "Properties" button and select the "Adobe PDF Settings" tab.
5. In the "Conversion Settings" drop-down menu, choose the "APS Central Submission" job options setting and click "OK".

   

    

6. Click "OK" to print.
7. Name PDF and choose the destination folder for the new PDF file.

   

IMPORTANT: Always check the resulting PDF file in Adobe Acrobat. Pay attention to special characters and symbols.

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