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Creating Adobe PDF files from other applications
You can create Adobe PDF files from applications other than Acrobat using any of three
methods.
Use the Save As or Export command to create an Adobe PDF file from the current file.
This method is available in such authoring applications as Adobe
®
InDesign
®
, Adobe
®
Photoshop
®
, Adobe
®
Illustrator
®
, and Adobe® PageMaker®. All the necessary
components for creating Adobe PDF files are installed and configured automatically when
you perform a typical installation. You are ready to create PDF files right away. See the
documentation that came with your application for information on converting files this
way.
Use the Adobe PDF printer. You can create Adobe PDF files from any application that
has a Print command. (See Using the Adobe PDF printer.)
Use PDFMaker, an application in authoring applications that converts documents directly
to PDF. For information on which versions of these applications are supported, visit the
Adobe website (www.adobe.com/acrofamily/main.html).
● To create PDF files from Word, PowerPoint, or Excel files, see Converting Microsoft
Office files (Windows) or Converting Microsoft Office files (Mac OS).
● To create PDF files from Outlook, see Converting Microsoft Outlook email messages
(Windows).
● To create PDF files from Internet Explorer, see Converting web pages in Internet Explorer
(Windows).
● To create PDF files from Project, see Converting Microsoft Project files (Windows).
● To create PDF files from Access, see Converting Microsoft Access files (Windows).
● To create PDF files from Publisher, see Converting Microsoft Publisher files (Windows).
● To create PDF files from Visio, see Converting Microsoft Visio files (Windows).
● To create PDF files from AutoCAD, see Converting Autodesk AutoCAD files (Windows).