The tutorials I can find state the below instructions for creating a pdf from adobe acrobat pro 9
You create a PDF by converting other documents and resources to Portable Document Format. You can usually choose from several PDF creation methods, depending on the type of file you start with and your requirements for the PDF.
The above tutorial on how to create a PDF does not show how to create a new blank PDF using adobe Acrobat. If I wanted to convert from other documents, why would I purchase Adobe Acrob at 9 Pro and photo elements 8, which I have no idea how to incorporate because of tutorials like the one above?????
1.) adobe pdf maker. How do you get and incorporate adobe pdf maker. I have adobe acrobat pro 9, is adobe pdf maker a part of that?
2.) I purchased adobe photo shop element 8, is this an add on to be incorporated into Acrobat 9? how do you do that?
3.) There is all sorts of information on converting a pdf. I just want a new pdf and make it into a form. How do you do that?
Thank very much?
How will I find your answers. this is a rather large website??? do you send the answers to my personal email?
In Acrobat 9 Pro you can create a blank PDF by File-> Create PDF ->From Blank Page.BUT, once you get that blank page you are going to find that Acrobat is not a very good document or form "creation" tool. It does not offer much in the way of layout design, and it's editing capability is limited. Most people who create PDF fillable forms start with a file created in another program that has much better features for that task ( Word, InDesign, etc) then convert to PDF and add the form fields, buttons, etc. if needed. A fillable PDF form has two layers- the static layer which does not change, and a second layer that contains all the interactive elements like form fields, buttons, etc.
When you install Acrobat 9 Pro, PDF Maker plugins also get installed in other Adobe apps and Office apps installed on your machine like Word, Excel, InDesign, etc. So yes, those PDF Makers are part of Acrobat when you purchase it and they are automatically installed. If you open those apps you should see an Acrobat option in the main ribbon at the top. You do the design and layout work in those apps then use the PDF maker plugin to convert to PDF. Then you open the PDF in Acrobat to add interacrtive elements
PDF stands for Portable Document Format and Portable means that anyone who opens your PDF will see it exactly the same as you see it on your machine, regardless of platform, browser or app version. If you send out a Word doc to someone who has an older version of Word they may not be able to open it, or your file may look different in different browsers. A PDF eliminates those issues, unless of course the person viewing it does not have Acrobat or the Free Adobe Reader to view it. I believe the least stat I saw on that is that over 95% of computers have at least the free Adobe Reader so this is not much of an issue, and since it is free they can get it if they don't have it.
OK- this is long enough but I hope it helps a bit.
Hope this helps,
Dimitri
WindJack Solutions
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Dimitri Munkirs
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