54 | Creating Accessible PDF Files Using Authoring Applications

• Choose Adobe PDF > Change Conversion Settings (See “Figure 35 Change PDFMaker Settings

in Word 2003” on page 54)

Figure 35 Change PDFMaker Settings in Word 2003

• (Office 2007) In the Acrobat ribbon, click Preferences (See “Figure 36 Acrobat Preferences in

Word 2007” on page 54).

Figure 36 Acrobat Preferences in Word 2007

If you wish to revert to the original default settings, click Restore Defaults on the Settings tab.

Settings Tab

The settings available for PDFMaker depend on the application in which you’re using PDFMaker (See

“Figure 37 PDFMaker Settings Tab” on page 56).

• Conversion Settings . Specifies the standard by which the PDF will be optimized. When

you choose an item in the menu, a description of that preset appears immediately below it.

• View Adobe PDF Result . Opens the converted document directly into Acrobat.

(Exception: when you choose Convert To Adobe PDF And Email.)

• Prompt For Adobe PDF File Name . Lets you enter a custom filename for the resulting

PDF. Deselect this option to save the file in the same folder as the source file, using the

same name but with a .pdf extension.

• Convert Document Information . Adds document information from the Properties

dialog box of the source file. This setting overrides the printer preferences and settings in

the Advanced panel of the Adobe PDF Settings dialog box.

Note: The Advanced Settings button opens the Adobe PDF Settings dialog box, which contains

many additional conversion options. These conversion settings apply to all Acrobat

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