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TIP 29: Working with Acrobat Distiller

Only a limited number of programs have a PDFMaker installed with Acrobat 7, and not all programs have internal PDF-generating options for export. In many applicationsillustration programs, for exampleyou can generate other file formats that can then be processed as PDF documents using Acrobat Distiller 7. You'll also use Distiller to create PDF documents that are press standard-compliant.

Distiller is a separate program installed with the Acrobat 7 installation process. Access the program from the desktop through the Start menu, or in Acrobat 7 by choosing Advanced > Acrobat Distiller. On a Mac, if you choose Adobe PDF > Create Adobe PDF from PDFMaker, Distiller opens automatically.

Distiller's interface looks and works like a dialog, and includes the prebuilt default settings you have seen elsewhere in this chapter.

To distill a file, choose File > Open. In the Open dialog, locate the file you want to convert, select it, and click Open. The dialog closes and the file is opened; as the file is processed, Distiller shows you details and a progress bar (Figure 29a).

Continue converting other files as required or close Distiller. You can manage the files in your Distiller session from the program's dialog (Figure 29b). Right-click or Control-click a distilled file from the list to display the shortcut menu and choose from the options on the list. The History is maintained for each Distiller session; when you close and reopen the program again, the list is cleared.