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Creating "Make pdf" icon in new application

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2008-10-20 02:06:38
JohnFarrer
Registered: Mar 15 2008
Posts: 6

When I installed Acrobat 8 Pro "Make pdf" icons where automatically added to most of my applications including AutoCAD 2007. I have now upgraded to AutoCAD 2009. How can I add the "Make pdf" icon to this new application?

Many thanks
John Farrer

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 9.0, Windows
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2008-10-20 08:52:45
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gkaiseril
Expert
Registered: Feb 23 2006
Posts: 4308
Have you tried "Fix and Repair" for Acrobat?

This is necessary to have Acrobat install the necessary macros into the new products. Hopefully Acrobat supports AutoCAD 2009, but you may need to create an AutoCAD 2008 compatible document.

George Kaiser

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2008-10-20 09:30:08
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JohnFarrer
Registered: Mar 15 2008
Posts: 6
Thank you gkaiseril,
I have tried the Repair but it did not install the icon.
I don't understand your suggestion that I may need to create an Acad 2008 document. Acad 2008 & Acad 2009 docs are the same. Can you explain further.John
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2008-10-20 11:22:11
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gkaiseril
Expert
Registered: Feb 23 2006
Posts: 4308
For MS Office 2007 the default file type was changed to add an "x" to the file type and the PDF Maker marcos could not process this file type, but if one saved the file type to the older file extensions without the "x" one could create a PDF from Office 2007.

You also may need to change security options to allow the conversion macros to be run.

Have you checked with Adobe Customer Service to see if this program is supported by the PDF creation macros?

George Kaiser

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2008-10-21 00:50:45
#4
JohnFarrer
Registered: Mar 15 2008
Posts: 6
Thanks again gkaiseril,

I do not subscribe to Adobe for support which is why I tried to get an answer from the user community. However many thanks for your efforts.

John
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