Use PDFMaker to convert a file to PDF (Mac OS)

The default Acrobat installation adds Convert To Adobe PDF buttons to Office application toolbars. You can use these buttons to create Adobe PDF files quickly and easily from Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files without opening Acrobat.

The PDF creation process applies the currently selected conversion settings. If you want to change those settings, you must open Acrobat Distiller and select options there. In most cases, the default settings produce good results.

Note: Password-protected Excel files can’t be converted to PDF on Mac OS. Also, many PowerPoint features aren’t converted when you produce a PDF from a PowerPoint file on Mac OS. For example, animations and transitions aren’t converted.
  1. Open the file in the Office application.
  2. Choose one of the following:

    • Adobe PDF > Convert To Adobe PDF. 

    • Adobe PDF > Convert To Adobe PDF And EMail.  

  3. In the Save dialog box, type a filename, select a folder in which to save the PDF, and click Save.
  4. When the conversion is complete, choose View File if you want to open the new PDF in Acrobat, or Done if you want to close the Acrobat PDFMaker status dialog box without opening the PDF.

If you selected Convert To Adobe PDF And Email, the newly created PDF is attached to a blank email that opens in your default email application. You can either address, complete, and send the message immediately or save it as a draft to send later.

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