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How Do I Create a PDF Document by Printing to the Acrobat Printer Driver?

Subject Descriptors: PDF, Portable Document Format, Create PDF from Printing

Application (Version): Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro - version 9.1.0 - Macintosh OSX 10.5.6

Task Description: I want to convert some of Word, Excel, and other files into PDF files. How can I do this by using the Print command?

Tutorial Date: 5 May 2009, by Nathan Smith

Open the file you wish to convert to PDF in its own application...

This is the best way to process files into PDF documents that Acrobat can't convert using the File - Create PDF

Choose the application's Print command (typically found in the FILE menu)...

Choose Adobe PDF 9.0 as the printer...

1) Choose Adobe PDF 9.0 as your printer. (Note: Your application's print dialog box will most likely differ from this example (Adobe InDesign). However, PRINTER: is an option in all print dialog boxes on the Macintosh.)

2) Select the pages or page ranges you wish to convert to PDF.

3) Click the PRINT button.

Your file will be converted and saved to the Desktop (default location).

It will be given the name of the original file you opened, but with a .PDF extension added.