Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional

Acrobat Distiller overview

In Acrobat Distiller, you can select settings used to convert documents to PDFs, security options, and font information. You also use the Acrobat Distiller window to monitor the jobs you’ve lined up for PDF conversion.

Acrobat Distiller main window (Windows)

A.
Menus

B.
Adobe PDF settings files

C.
Files in job queue

D.
Failed job

E.
Context menu

F.
Status window

Note: In Mac OS, there is no context menu. Instead, a Clear List button clears all distilled jobs from the list.
To convert PostScript files automatically, set up a watched folder in Distiller.

Start Acrobat Distiller

 Do one of the following:

  • In Acrobat, choose Advanced > Print Production > Acrobat Distiller.

  • (Windows) Choose Start > Programs > Acrobat Distiller 8.0.

  • (Mac OS) Use the Finder to locate Acrobat Distiller 8.0, and double-click it to open the Distiller application.