Acrobat Distiller: where is it available?

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September 11, 2018
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I don't get it.... searched and searched but am still confused.Is it a component of something, an extra package, an independent app o download and install or what? Can anyone help this newbie...?

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jhestrey_4928

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If you concert the file to Post Scrupt from Acrobat and save it, oncr you've done that just right click the file and it will gibe you option of opening it to Acrobat Distrller and put it on standard

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Test Screen Name

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WHY are you looking for Distiller? Please be detailed. While it is still in Acrobat Pro, there are uses for which it is no longer appropriate, but bad and out of date advice on the internet doesn't go away...

SatyavanAuthor

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Good question... In fact I don't know if that is the best tool. I need to adjust a pdf template for the cover of my book which is provided by a self-publishing company (IngramSpark). They advised me to adjust it via Indesign or Acrobat Distiller. The first does not allow me to try a free trial period (tells it is expired, but I'm not aware having it never used) so wanted to try with distiller. Any suggestion?

SatyavanAuthor

Participating Frequently

This should be done in InDesign. You can't use Distiller for editing. It can only convert PostScript files to PDF files.

Acrobat can edit PDF files directly, but it's not recommended if you have access to the original file format used to create it.

Ok, thanks so far. However, since I'm only interested to create this cover once and never needed InDesign until now, the question at this point is if there isn't a cheaper way or alternative method to adjust this template? I mean...I have to spend more than $36 only to copy and past a couple of images with few text lines into that template.... would be nice if I could avoid that.

try67

Community Expert

Acrobat Distiller is a part of Adobe Acrobat Pro.

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Long38514242x1mk

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After installing the trial of Acrobat Pro I can't find anything that is Distiller in it. In the past the Acrobat software had an option for us to make an PDF Printer as a system printer so any software in the computer can print to a PDF file. Can anyone help me to set up a PDF printer? Much appriciated.

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