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Can you clarify what you mean by the multiple funtion level 5?
I am not sure if you're referring to a website unsing HTML 5 or if this has anything to do with the 6 leveles of the Heading elements (or other objects).
If, what you're asking has to do with the heading elements, the Acrobat browser extension doesn't provide much configuration options, YET, you may test with the following settings of the Add-on "Preferences":
Clicking on "Settings" as illustrated in Step2 above will give you the following options:
This is the end result in Internet Explorer 11:
This is the end result in Chrome or new MS Edge:
In any case, here is the guidance that answers your questions... it is vague, but somewhat helpful.
https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/converting-web-pages-pdf.html
Now, I personally don't think this is even design to work well with a large load of HTML pages. The add-on works great as long as the website is not too big. It may freeze or crash with your project.
I am not an application expert or software reviewer, but in my humble opinion, Acrobat is not suited to do what you're trying to achive.
You're better off with with tools like HTTrack, for example. It is designed to download an entire website for off-line use while preserving the entire original HTML structure.
Then , and only then, I would defnitely say that you can use your Adobe Acrobat to convert from HTML to PDF. Again, you may run a risk of crashing Acrobat doing this method.
You may be able to play arount with batch scripting.
Since you've mentioned about the function levels, I think you're able to download an entire website using a tool like HTTrack, and possibly batch convert to PDF using javascript with Acrobat Distiller... But I am learning javascript so I may be completely off-track with this suggestion.
I would recommend that you don't use the method that you're currently using.
(NOTE: In all suggestions below, It is also very important that you become familiarized with the type of font encoding used in the HTML web pages so that you don't get PDF irrepairable errors with embedded text or alternate text after the export finalizes. In addition, it is worth noting that this process is extremely slow and long. The download performs in bytes at a time. Consider a fast Internet connection over Ethernet. Do not perform this method using a Wi-Fi enabled computer.)
Login to the password protected website but use any of these three methods to download the entire website:
- Suggestion 1 - Use Save As option directly from web browser and select " Webpage, Complete (.htm, html)" . Then convert the downloaded HTML file to PDF using Acrobat "Export To PDF"
- Suggestion 2 - Use the Adobe Acrobat PDF maker extension. For the results that you're looking in terms of splitting chunks of webpages or specific sections use the extension with Internet Explorer or Mozzilla Firefox. According to Adobe Helpx guidance these are the only two web browsers that allow to perform specific selections or sections of a web page. Otherwise, every other nethod just try to fetch and download everything at once.
- Suggestion 3 - Use the same method that you're already familiarized with. But since you've mentioned about the password login issue, this is how I would recommend to do it:
- Log-in to the password protected website, and then Use HTTrack or a similar tool to protect the whole integrity of the HTML website and download for offline use. This suggestion is to avoid your Acrobat from crashing while it fetches the large HTML content that you intend to export to PDF.
- With Acrobat open, go to tools and select "Create PDF". From the Wizard select "Web Page". It is very important that you select the HTML file that was downloaded for off-line use. Do not to use the fetching opion by entering a URL.
- Tick the box "Capture Multiple Levels" and type in 5. Click on "Advanced Settings" to configure font type and encoding. When you're done setting up your preferences click on "Create".
See slides below:
Before you click on Create, click on "Advanced Settings"
This is a slide of showing the long and almost unresposnive process when you fetch a URL. I strongly recommend staying away from this option and download the website for off-line use in a separate process (Avoid using Acrobat for this or you won't be able to resolve your issue).
However, if you still prefer to fetch a large password protected website without the aid of HTML download tools , you may want to consider a javascript action or batch sequence which seems doable , in which case, and assuming that the secuirty enforced in that website also uses javasript, then you must contact the webmaster of such website and see if what you're trying to do is permissible to begin with.
You may end up bumping into other secured levels of the website, not just the first page.
Consider this additional information:
https://www.yourhtmlsource.com/sitemanagement/passwordprotection.html
http://www.javascriptkit.com/script/cut10.shtml
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