how to create a document w/ adobe acrobat?

[jkoXP]

have it at work, its the full version 5.0, and i wanna mess around on making a docment.

there isnt a 'new' option on the file menu.....?

 

[Qacer]

Hi there,

You have to create your document via Word (or similar programs). Once you are done, you have to print the document using Adobe Acrobat's Distiller printer driver. It should create a PDF file.

 

[jkoXP]

oh ok, thats cool, I'll have to mess around with it a little. I was wondering what the distiller was. thanks for the help

 

[jkoXP]

when i try to make a word document, this comes up as an erorr in distiller:

Start Time: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 at 4:58 PM
Destination: C:\Documents and Settings\James\Desktop\CD Keys.pdf
Source: CD Keys.doc
%%[ Error: undefined; OffendingCommand: ÐÏࡱá ]%%
%%[ Flushing: rest of job (to end-of-file) will be ignored ]%%
%%[ Warning: PostScript error. No PDF file produced. ] %%
Distill Time: 0 seconds (00:00:00)
**** End of Job ****


what am i doing wrong?

 

[oboeguy]

I thought the distiller was for making PDFs from PS files. I always use the "Acrobat PDFWriter" printer driver. Give it a try.

 

[jkoXP]

Originally posted by: oboeguy
I thought the distiller was for making PDFs from PS files. I always use the "Acrobat PDFWriter" printer driver. Give it a try.

where do i find this??

 

[ElFenix]

it put a button on my word tool bar, i just used that.

 

[dakata24]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
it put a button on my word tool bar, i just used that.

or when you goto File --> Print, it should be alongside "Acrobat Distiller" under the "Select Printer" area on the General Tab..

 

[notfred]

The most common post script errors with PDF's and PS printers (in my experience) are related to fonts.

Of course, I never tried to make a PDF from Word. Always Quark Xpress, Adobe Indesign, or Illustrator.

 

[jkoXP]

Originally posted by: dakata24

Originally posted by: ElFenix
it put a button on my word tool bar, i just used that.

or when you goto File --> Print, it should be alongside "Acrobat Distiller" under the "Select Printer" area on the General Tab..

awesome, it worked, thanks for all the help!