I have Adobe 9.0 and create a lot of pdfs for users with older versions. Is there a way to default to Version 6.0 when I save a new pdf without having to specify the version? That way I don't have to go back and change the version if a user has an older edition.
Thanks.
If you are using the Adobe PDFMaker open it's configuration preference dialog.
Under the Settings tab you will see (at the top) "Conversion Settings" with an associated drop-down menu.
Expand the menu to see the choices.
These are Adobe Distiller job options.
Go into Adobe Distiller.
Click Settings > Edit Adobe PDF Settings
In the dialog window, select/check "Show All Settings" (bottom left)
All available job options will display.
Pick one (say Standard or High Quality Print).
Under each job option there are the categories of General, Images, Fonts, Color, Advanced, and Standards.
With General selected you can select the Compatibility level (PDF version) from the drop-down menu.
With the Fonts selected you can assure that fonts are embedded.
Edit the selected job option as desired then "Save As" to a new job option.
This new job option will be available via the "Conversion Settings" drop-down menu in the PDFMaker.
If you produce PDF files routinely, consider making the Adobe PDF "printer" your default.
In the "Printer" listing dialog you can "open" the Adobe PDF printer then use Printer > Properties
to get to the Adobe PDF Printing Defaults. In the Adobe PDF Settings tab you can select a default setting.
The install default is "Standard" but you could change it to the new job option you create.
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