Creating PDF Documents

• Creating a PDF file from scanned documents
• Adding to, or appending, an existing PDF file
• Creating a new PDF file from an existing file(s)

Creating a PDF file from scanned documents:

• Open Adobe Acrobat by selecting Start > Programs > Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Professional
• From the File Menu, choose Create PDF > From Scanner
• The device selection window will appear, be sure the correct scanner model appears and is selected in the Device: menu
• click Scan
• The scanner window will appear, choose the color setting most appropriate to the document you are scanning
• Click Preview to see the result
• Click Scan
• You will be prompted for next page, do not click Next or Done until the scanner has finished scanning
• Place the next page on the scanner, then hit Next
• Repeat steps until the document is completed
• If finished, click Done
• In Acrobat, from the File menu, choose Save to name and save your PDF document

Adding to, or appending, an existing PDF file:

• Adding pages from scanner
• Adding pages from an existing file (e.g., Word, PowerPoint, Excel,another PDF etc.)

Adding pages from scanner:

• Open Adobe Acrobat by selecting Start > Programs > Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Professional
• From the File menu, choose Open
• Select your document, then choose Open
• From the File Menu, and choose Create PDF > From Scanner
• The device selection window will appear, be sure the correct scanner model appears and is selected in the Device: menu, select the option Append To Current Document
• click Scan
• The scanner window will appear, choose the color setting most appropriate to the document you are scanning
• Click Preview to see the result
• Click Scan
• You will be prompted for next page, do not click Next or Done until the scanner has finished scanning
• Place the next page on the scanner, then hit Next
• Repeat steps until the document is completed
• If finished, click Done
• In Acrobat, from the File menu, choose Save to name and save your PDF document

Adding pages from an existing file:

• Open Adobe Acrobat by selecting Start > Programs > Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Professional
• From the File menu, choose Open
• Select your document, then choose Open
• From the Document menu, choose Pages > Insert
• From the Select File To Insert window, set the Files of type: setting for All Files (*.*)
• Navigate to the file, and choose Select
• The insert window will appear, choose where you would like this document inserted into your PDF document.
• The example shows the new material would be inserted after page 10 in the document
• Click OK
• In Acrobat, from the File menu, choose Save

Creating a new PDF file from an existing file(s):

Method #1: This method is simple, and is really the quickest way to convert a single file

Method #2: This method is more complex, but can be used to create a PDF file from multiple files. For example, a user might want to create a single PDF from a Word document, an Excel spreadsheet, and a GIF image

Method #1:

• Open the document in the host application (e.g., MS Word for a Word document).
• From the File Menu, choose Print
• In the print window, select Adobe PDF for the printer
• Click OK
• In the Save As window, specify the name and location for the PDF file to be saved
• click Save

Method #2:

• Open Adobe Acrobat by selecting Start > Programs > Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Professional
• From the File Menu, and choose Create PDF > From Multiple Files
• The multiple documents window will appear, click Browse and add each file that is desired
• Select the files and use the Arrange Files buttons to order the files as desired
• Click OK
• In Acrobat, from the File menu, choose Save