How do I use Adobe Distiller to create a PDF file?
Adobe Distiller is part of the Adobe Acrobat package. The Adobe Acrobat Reader is free but the other parts of the package must be purchased. NSF currently recommends the use of Adobe Distiller versions 3.01 or 3.02. If you use Adobe Distiller 4.0, you should save the file in Adobe Distiller 3.0 format and avoid using ICC (International Color Consortium) profiles. See the instructions above for settings of Distiller options. Adobe Distiller may be installed in Windows so that MSWord, and other programs, can call it as a printer. When you choose a printer in Windows, print to “Distiller Assistant.” This will automatically create a PDF file for you. Do not print to PDFWriter as your printer device. PDFWriter does not work well with graphics and non-standard fonts. Alternatively and on other platforms, Distiller will take PostScript as input and output the PDF file. For example, if you use LaTeX as your word processor, convert your LaTeX file to a .dvi file by running the LaTeX processor a
