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How to create PDF files with Adobe Acrobat Distiller

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Note:If you have Version 5 of SWP or SW, you can create typeset Portable Document Format (PDF) files directly from your document files, without the need for additional software.

Using Distiller

You can use Adobe Acrobat Distiller to create PDF files from your Version 3.x or later SWP, SW, or SNB documents.

For best results when creating PDF files with the Distiller, you should modify the default settings for Acrobat Distiller. The process varies for each version of Adobe Acrobat. Please make sure you choose the instructions appropriate for the Acrobat version you have installed.

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These instructions also assume you're using a print driver that can generate .PostScript (.ps) files with output directed to FILE. The best print driver to use is the Adobe PostScript Printer driver configured to use the PostScript Printer Description (.ppd) file for Acrobat Distiller. The printer driver and .ppd files are included on the Adobe Acrobat 4.0 CD in the directory UtilitiesDRIVERS. You can also download the driver and .ppd files from the Adobe website at www.adobe.com.

Create a PostScript file from the SWP, SW, or SNB document:
1. In SWP, SW, or SNB, open SWSamplessamplearticle.tex.
2. If you're typesetting the document:
  1. From the Typeset menu, choose Preview to typeset your document and open the resulting .dvi file in the TrueTeX Previewer.
  2. In the TrueTeX Previewer, choose File and then choose Print.
3. If you're not typesetting the document, either
  - From the File menu, choose Preview to open the document in the preview window, and then choose Print.
    or
  - From the File menu, choose Print.
4. In the Print dialog box, select the Acrobat Distiller .ppd print driver. (When you install the driver, you chose the driver name that appears in the Print dialog box.)
5. Check Print to File and choose OK.
6. In the Print to File dialog box, enter the complete path and file name, including the .ps extension.
7. Choose Save.
Create the PDF file:
1. Run Acrobat Distiller.
2. In the Job Options box, select the setting you want to use.
3. From the Settings menu, select Job Options and then choose the Fonts tab.
4. Check Embed All Fonts and choose OK.
5. If the settings change, Acrobat opens the Save Job Options As dialog so you can name and save the settings.
6. In the Job Options dialog, select the new settings.
7. From the Distiller File menu, choose Open.
8. Navigate to the PostScript (.ps) file you created in step 5, above, and choose Open.
9. In the Specify PDF File Name dialog, enter the path and name information for the PDF file, and choose Save. Acrobat creates the PDF file.

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Modify your Acrobat Distiller installation:
1. If you're using Windows 95:
  1. From the Windows Start menu, select Programs, select the Adobe Acrobat group, and then choose Acrobat Distiller.
  2. From the Distiller menu, choose Job Options.
    1. Choose the Fonts tab.
    2. Select Embed all Fonts.
    3. Deselect Font subsetting.
    4. Choose the General tab.
    5. Select Acrobat 3.0 compatibility.
    6. Choose OK.
  3. From the Distiller menu, choose Font Location.
  4. Add the True Type fonts from the tcitex/fonts/truetype subdirectory in your SWP, SW, or SNB program directory.
  5. Choose OK.
2. If you are using Windows NT:
  1. With your document SWP or SW document open, choose Preview from the Typeset menu., Preview.
  2. From the TrueTeX Previewer File menu, choose Print and then select Distiller Assistant as the print driver.
  3. Click Properties and choose the Advanced tab.
  4. In the Graphic category, select TrueType Font and then select Download as Softfont. This should give the equivalent of the settings available on the Win95 version of the driver.
  5. If your document contains graphics, change to a higher graphic resolution (a higher resolution yields better results but a larger file).
    See additional information about Type 3 fonts.
3. You may find you also need to select Download as Soft Font in the Documents Defaults menu for each of the fonts in the Font substitution table:
  1. From the Windows Start menu, choose Settings and then choose Printers.
  2. Right click the Distiller Assistant icon.
  3. Select Properties.
  4. Expand the Font Substitution Table and then adjust each font as necessary to select Download as Soft Font.
  5. Save the settings.
Alternatives to Acrobat Distiller
If you do not have Acrobat Distiller, you may be able to create PDF files using the software listed below; many other similar products are available. Note that we haven't tried the products mentioned, but they may work successfully with your files.
- You can find instructions on the Computer Support Page maintained by Philip A. Viton from Ohio State University Department of City and Regional Planning.
- The program installs itself as a Windows printer driver so that Windows applications running on Windows 98/Me/2000 and XP, such as SWP, SW, and SNB, can create PDF files from any document.
- The program creates PDF files without Acrobat.
- The program operates as a printer driver and converts any type of printable Windows document to a universally accepted PDF file.
- The program creates PDF files from any application that supports Windows printing.
Last revised 11/22/05
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