TABLE OF CONTENTS The key to producing PDF files in a range of programs is a .joboptions file. The .joboptions file format is used to apply a preconfigured group of settings to a file for conversion to PDF. You can create PDF files through a number of programs that include a PDFMaker macro, via Acrobat Distiller, or by using the Adobe PDF printer driver. Use the commands installed with the macro to configure conversion settings and control PDF document generation. Acrobat 7 includes a fantastic new feature for engineering management you can now archive a project's emails in an easy-to-use, searchable format.
Efficiently creating a PDF file from a source document is important to project development. You can create a PDF file using a variety of methods, and a range of preconfigured settings. In this chapter you learn how to:
access a PDFMaker macro
apply settings in this chapter, a Word document is used as an example
choose options based on the intended use of the document
use the Adobe PDF printer driver
work with Acrobat Distiller
understand common conversion options and create custom conversion settings.
As part of the program's installation process, Acrobat includes components in many Microsoft programs called PDFMakers. The PDFMaker is a macro designed to install both a toolbar and a menu used to create PDF files in the program into which it is installed, and then distribute the PDF file in a number of ways. The configuration options...
