Operation Manual

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Creating PDFs
Last updated 4/7/2015
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.
Drag-and-drop to create PDFs
This method is best reserved for small, simple files, such as small image files and plain text files, when the balance
between file size and output quality is not important. You can use this technique with many other types of files, but you
cannot adjust any conversion settings during the process.
1 Select the icons of one or more files in the Windows Explorer or Mac OS Finder.
2 Drag the file icons onto the Acrobat DC application icon. Or (Windows only) drag the files into the open Acrobat
DC window.
If a message appears saying that the file could not be opened in Acrobat DC, then that file type cannot be converted
to PDF by the drag-and-drop method. Use one of the other conversion methods for that file.
Note: You can also convert PostScript and EPS files to PDF by dragging them onto the Acrobat DC window or the
Acrobat DC application icon.
3 Save the PDF.
(Windows only) You can also right-click a file in Windows Explorer and choose Convert to Adobe PDF.
Convert clipboard content to PDF
You can create PDFs from text and images that you copy from applications on Mac OS or Windows.
1 Capture content in the Clipboard:
• Use the copy command in the applications.
• Press the PrintScreen key (Windows).
• Use the Grab utility (Applications > Utilities > Grab), and choose Edit > Copy to place the content on the
clipboard. (Mac OS)
• In a PDF file, you can select objects using the Edit Object tool (To o ls > Print Production > Edit Object), and
then copy the selected objects.
2 In Acrobat DC, choose File > Create > PDF from Clipboard. Or Choose To o l s > Create PDF > Clipboard >
Create.
Note: The PDF from Clipboard command appears only when content is copied to the Clipboard. If the Clipboard is
empty, the command is disabled.
Create a blank PDF
You can create a blank PDF, rather than beginning with a file, a clipboard image, or scanning.