Adobe Acrobat XI - Manual (Page 122)

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Creating PDFs
Last updated 1/14/2015
• (Other Office 2007 applications) Click the Office button, and then click the [Application] Options button, where
[Application] is the Office application name. For example, in Word, the button name is Word Options.
• (Office 2010 applications) Click the File tab, and then click Option.
2 Click Add-Ins on the left side of the dialog box.
3 Do one of the following:
• If PDFMOutlook or Acrobat PDFMaker Office COM Add-in is not listed, choose COM Add-Ins from the
Manage pop-up menu and click Go.
• If PDFMOutlook or Acrobat PDFMaker Office COM Add-in is listed under Disabled Application Add-ins, select
Disabled Items from the Manage pop-up menu and click Go.
4 Select PDFMOutlook or Acrobat PDFMaker Office COM Add-in and click OK.
5 Restart the Office application.
Convert a file to PDF
1 Open the file in the application used to create it.
2 Click the Convert To Adobe PDF button on the Acrobat PDFMaker toolbar.
For Microsoft Office 2007 or 2010 applications, such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, click the Create PDF button
on the Acrobat ribbon.
3 Enter a filename and location for the PDF, and click Save.
4 (Optional) Check View Result to open the PDF or enable Protect PDF to specify the Security settings for the PDF.
Create a PDF as an email attachment
1 Open the file in the application used to create it.
2 Choose Adobe PDF > Convert To Adobe PDF And Email.
For Microsoft Office 2007 or 2010 applications, such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, click the Create And Attach
To Email button
on the Acrobat ribbon.
When the conversion has finished, a blank message with the new PDF included as an attachment automatically
opens in your default email application. You can then address and complete the message and either send it or save
it as a draft.
Attach a file as PDF (Outlook)
1 In the Outlook email Message window, click the Attach As Adobe PDF button.
Note: If the Attach As Adobe PDF button isn’t visible, choose Adobe PDF > Change Conversion Settings, and then select
Show Attach As Adobe PDF button. This option is not available in Outlook 2007 or later.
2 Select a file to attach, and click Open.
Convert files to a secured PDF and attach it to an email message (Outlook)
1 In the Outlook email Message window, click the Attach As Secured Adobe PDF button .
Note: The Attach As Secured Adobe PDF button appears only after you’ve configured an Adobe LiveCycle® Rights
Management Server using the Tools > Protection > More Protection > Security Settings dialog box.
2 Click Browse, select a file to convert, and click Open.