Creating a PDF with Acrobat.com

This article was written by Michelle Cardinal and originally posted on AcrobatUsers.com.

Let’s start with a question: Why do I want to convert my document to PDF?

If you think about your document as a presentation of yourself, you want it to be as neat and accurate as possible. You want your resume, promotional flyer, writing sample or image to be viewed just as you viewed it–without changes due to different document software, web browsers or operating systems. PDF (Portable Document Format) was introduced in 1993 as a way to reliably view, print, and share information with other people. Regardless of the computer’s operating system, PDF is reliable and consistent, displaying and printing the same every time.

Converting your document to PDF with Acrobat.com is simple:

  1. Sign up for a free account at www.acrobat.com.
  2. Choose the “Create PDF” option under the Actions section after signing in. You can check to make sure your original document type is supported on the Acrobat.com FAQ page.

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  3. Pick the file from your computer you want to convert. This step will both automatically upload the original file to your organizer under “All Files” and create a PDF version of the file.

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  4. View your finished PDF using the Open or Open in a New Window options from the organizer. You can open the file by either double-clicking the title or by highlighting the title and using the drop down menu.

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  5. Download or use Share to distribute your finished PDF.

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You can convert up to 5 documents with a free Acrobat.com account. If you need more than that, consider the two subscription options, both with unlimited PDF conversions.

4 Responses to Creating a PDF with Acrobat.com

  1. Colin Scroggins says:
    February 19, 2010 at 9:00 am

    It would be nice to have a conversion to EPUB option.

  2. Kevin Arthur says:
    February 24, 2010 at 10:59 am

    This way of creating PDFs doesn’t seem to give any options (like setting DPI). Are those available when you upgrade or only in the standalone version of Acrobat?

    [No, these kinds of settings are not available with the online Create PDF service. You should consider Acrobat for finer control over the conversion to PDF.]

  3. Kent Maxwell says:
    August 26, 2010 at 6:09 pm

    I can’t seem to figure out in Acrobat or Reader what he DPI value of the document is. The “standard” setting is 600 dpi, but I have people telling me the documents I am sending them are only 200 dpi.

    • Ali Hanyaloglu says:
      September 6, 2010 at 4:11 pm

      Hi Kent,

      The DPI value of the document is a print setting that is used by Postscript devices. Others may be telling you that your images are 200 Ppi. Check the Adobe PDF printer conversion settings and see what the image resolution is being changed to on conversion there. If you have any other Adobe PDF printer conversion setting questions, I suggest posting them to the PDF creation forums on acrobatusers.com.

      Good luck!

      Ali