In the time it takes to read this sentence,

you can create a PDF file in three easy ways.

Creating Portable Document
Format (PDF) files is easy with
Adobe™ Acrobat™ software.
Convert any document—
electronic or paper—to PDF
and then publish it electronically Select the PDF Writer from “Print” the file
via a corporate network, E-mail 2 the Chooser (Macintosh) or
within the Print dialog box.
3
(Windows).
system, CD-ROM, or on the World Create a document in

Wide Web. And because PDF files

1 the Macintosh or Windows
application of your choice. Creating PDF files from most
business applications.
can be viewed and printed across The Acrobat PDF Writer, a driver
Macintosh,® Windows,® DOS and included with Adobe Acrobat
Exchange,™ Acrobat Pro and Acrobat
UNIX® platforms, you can share for Workgroups packages, lets you
your file with virtually anyone! “print” to PDF from any Macintosh
or Windows application.

Creating PDF files from

PostScript™ language files
Included with the Adobe Acrobat
Pro and Acrobat for Workgroups
packages, Acrobat Distiller™software
easily converts files from desktop
publishing, page layout or image
editing programs into PDF files.
When you use Acrobat Distiller, your
complex files—such as those contain-
ing high-resolution, Encapsulated
PostScript (EPS) language artwork
or complex blends and gradients— From the Print dialog box, Process the PostScript You may wish to adjust the
retain their high-quality appearance.
From DOS or UNIX applications,
1 Create a document in the
Macintosh or Windows
application of your choice.
2 “print” the document as a
PostScript language file.
3 language file from
within Acrobat Distiller
Distiller Job Options before
converting your file. Controlling
software to automatically compression, downsampling,
generate PostScript™ language files and convert the file in PDF. and font handling is easy with
Acrobat Distiller software.
convert them easily into PDF files
with Acrobat Distiller.
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Acrobat Capture lets you transform your
paper documents into electronic ones
File Select View Tools Window
that can be shared and viewed on any
platform.Acrobat Capture lets you
transform your paper documents into
Acrobat Capture lets you transform your
electronic ones that can be shared and
paper documents into electronic ones
viewed on any platform.Acrobat Capture
that can be shared and viewed on any
lets you transform your paper documents
platform.Acrobat Capture lets you
into electronic ones that can be shared
transform your paper documents into
and viewed on any platform. Acrobat
electronic ones that can be shared and
Capture lets you transform your paper
viewed on any platform.Acrobat Capture
documents into electronic ones that can
lets you transform your paper documents
be shared and viewed on any
platform.Acrobat Capture lets you
transform your paper documents into
electronic ones that can be shared and
viewed on any platform.Acrobat Capture
lets you transform your paper documents

CD-ROM
Internet
Paper documents Scanner PC running PDF files
Acrobat Capture
software E-mail
Scan pages with a Drag and drop the TIFF, Distribute PDF files in
2 3
™

1 TWAIN- or ISIS®-
compatible scanner.
BMP or PCX file into an
Acrobat Capture input
a wide variety of ways.

folder to automatically
convert it to PDF.

Creating PDF files from

paper documents
With Acrobat Capture™ software, you can
Adobe Acrobat.
™ ™

convert paper documents into accurate,

searchable electronic files that look exactly
like the original printed page. Put legacy
The universal electronic
paper documents into PDF for quick and
easy sharing. The PDF files you create
publishing tool.
using Acrobat Capture are just like any
other PDF file. They’re fully searchable;
you can add cross-document links and
bookmarks to help viewers move quickly
through the document, and you can secure
your files with a password.
Adobe Acrobat ™ ™

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