Adobe Acrobat 7 Professional - Manual (Page 133)

Creating Adobe PDF files from various file types
You can convert different types of files to Adobe PDF by opening the files using the
Create PDF From File command. Supported file types are listed in the Open dialog box, in
the Files Of Type (Windows) or Show (Mac OS) menu. You can use the default
conversion settings or customize the conversion settings.
In Windows, you can also right-click a file in Windows Explorer and choose a Convert To
Adobe PDF command from the context menu. In Mac OS, you can Control-click a file
and choose an Open command to convert files. The last-used Adobe PDF settings file is
used to create the PDF file. The Convert To Adobe PDF command is not available for file
types that cannot be converted.
You can convert multiple source files of different types and consolidate them into
one PDF file using the Create PDF From Multiple Files command. (See Creating Adobe
PDF files from multiple files .)
To create an Adobe PDF file using the Create PDF From File command:
1. In Acrobat, choose File > Create PDF > From File, or click the Create PDF button on
the toolbar and choose From File.
2. Select your file type from the Files Of Type menu (Windows) or the Show menu (Mac
OS), and locate the file you want to convert to an Adobe PDF file.
3. If you want to customize the conversion settings, click the Settings button to change the
conversion options. For image file formats, you can set conversion options for
compression and color management. (See
Setting conversion options for image files .) For
other file formats, you can set Adobe PDF settings and security settings. (See Setting
conversion options for nonimage files .)
Note: The Settings button is unavailable if no conversion settings can be set for the
selected file type or if you choose All Files for the file type.
4. Click OK to apply the settings.
5. Click Open to convert the file to an Adobe PDF file.
Depending on the type of file being converted, the authoring application may open
automatically or a progress dialog box may appear.