Creating Package Components from Documents - Adobe Acrobat and PDF for Architecture, Engineering, and Construction - page 24

Viewing Conversion Settings
Customize the conversion settings or program-specific options by choosing Adobe PDF > Change
Conversion Settings to open the four-tab Acrobat PDFMaker dialog box (Figure 4.2). Click the Conversion
Settings drop-down arrow to choose a different conversion settings option; click Restore Defaults to revert
to the program's default settings. All PDFMakers include Settings and Security tabs. Figure 4.2 shows the
Acrobat PDFMaker defaults in Word.
Figure 4.2 Choose conversion options before generating a PDF file
Conversion Options
Acrobat uses six types of PDF conversion, based either on intended use or its adherence to a standard:
x Standard. Standard settings are the default used for most business document conversion. These settings
use a printing resolution of 600 dpi, but downsample graphics in an efficient manner that saves file
space.
x High Quality. The High Quality settings use a printing resolution of 2400 dpi, and include a limited
amount of information about the document's fonts.
x Press. Press settings are used for high-end print production, such as image setters. Output uses high
resolution; the files contain all coded information about the document's fonts.
x Smallest File Size. Use the Smallest File Size option for documents intended for distribution by email,
for onscreen use, or on Web pages. To achieve a small file size, fonts are not embedded, and images are
compressed and resolution decreased.
x PDF/A. The PDF/A archival standard is used when documents are intended for long-term storage and
use.
x PDF/X. Acrobat provides four PDF/X standards versions; use the standards for high-resolution print
production. PDFMakers cannot produce a standards-compliant PDF/X document - you must use
Acrobat Distiller or generate the compliance within Acrobat.