Creating Package Components from Documents - Adobe Acrobat and PDF for Architecture, Engineering, and Construction - page 39

Copyright Notice: Many elements of this project have been modified due to copyright and
liability issues, and should not be used in other projects. They are only being used to teach the
processes in the context of this topic.

Project

The goal in this project is to create three versions of the project's cover page, using two
different conversion methods. Use the source file in the ch04_project folder.

Task 1: Converting a file from an Office product

1. Open the Word file 0_Cover.doc in the ch04_project folder.
2. Convert the file by clicking on the Convert to PDF icon using the PDFMaker's default
Standard conversion option. Save the file to your hard drive for use in Chapter 5.

Task 2: Converting a file with custom conversion settings

1. Change the conversion settings for the PDFMaker by choosing Adobe PDF > Change
Conversion Settings. In the Conversion Settings dialog box, choose PDF/A Draft.
2. Convert the 0_Cover.doc file to PDF using the custom setting.

Task 3: Comparing file properties

1. Open each file in Acrobat.
2. For each version, choose File>Document Properties>Description. Compare File Size,
Tagging and Fast Web View. You find the files using the PDF/A standard are much
larger and do not include Fast Web View.

Task 4: Converting with the AdobePDF printer driver

1. Using the same Word file, choose File> Print and select the Adobe PDF printer driver

from the printer drop-down menu.

2. Print the file.