Converting Web Pages To Pdf - Adobe 22002420 - Acrobat Standard - PC User Manual

Converting web pages to PDF

Web pages and PDFs
The core of a web page is a file written in Hypertext Markup Language (HTML). Typically, the HTML file includes
associations with other files that either appear on the web page or govern how it looks or works.
When you convert a web page to PDF, the HTML file and all associated files—such as JPEG images, Adobe Flash
files, cascading style sheets, text files, image maps, and forms—are included in the conversion process.
The resulting PDF behaves much like the original web page. For example, the images, links, image maps, and most
media files appear and function normally within the PDF. (Animated GIF files appear as still images, showing the
last frame of the animation.)
Also, the PDF functions like any other PDF. For example, you can navigate through the file by scrolling or using
bookmarks; users can add comments to it; you can add security, form fields, and other features that enhance it.
In preparing to convert web pages to PDF, there are decisions to consider that affect how you approach the
conversion process:
• How much do you want to convert?
If you want to convert only a selected area of the currently open web page, use PDFMaker from within Internet
Explorer. If you want to convert several levels or all of a multipage web site to PDF, work within Acrobat.
• Do you want to create a new PDF from the web pages or to append the converted pages to an existing PDF?
You can do this in either Acrobat or Internet Explorer PDFMaker, but you choose different buttons or commands to
accomplish these things.
• Do you need to apply advanced conversion settings to the process?
The conversion settings available from within Internet Explorer are limited. Use Acrobat for the conversion process
if you need to select additional settings. When you finish your selections and have converted at least one web page to
PDF from within Acrobat, those settings will apply when you convert web pages from within Internet Explorer, too.
Note: To convert Chinese, Japanese, and Korean (CJK) language web pages to PDF on a Roman (Western) system in
Windows, you must have installed the CJK language support files while installing Acrobat. Also, it is preferable to select
an appropriate encoding from the HTML conversion settings.
Convert web pages to PDF in Internet Explorer (Windows)
When you install Acrobat, Internet Explorer (version 6.0 and later) gains an Adobe PDF toolbar. Using the
commands on this toolbar, you can convert the currently displayed web page to PDF in various ways: You can
convert the entire web page or just a selected part of it; you can create a new PDF or append the converted web page
to an existing PDF. The Adobe PDF toolbar menu also contains commands that initiate further actions after
conversion, such as attaching the new PDF to a new email message or printing it.
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