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Instructions for Downloading and Installing Distiller Settings
To download the settings file for:
When a dialog box appears, save the file on your local disk.
  • If your browser does not decompress the file automatically, find the file DistillerSettingsX.zip on your local disk and decompress it using a decompression program like Winzip or Stuffit Expander.
    A file called Newspaper.joboptions will be created on your disk.
  • Find the folder where Acrobat Distiller is installed.
    • On a Windows system the most common installation folder is C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Distillr.
    • On a Macintosh, the program may be installed in Macintosh HD:Applications (OS 9):Acrobat 5.0:Distiller.
    • In either case, the Acrobat folder may have a different number in the name, depending on the version of Acrobat that you have.
  • Copy the Newspaper.joboptions file to the folder called Settings inside the folder where Distiller is installed.
  • Start Distiller and choose Newspaper from the Job Options pop-up menu.
That's all it takes! The next time you run Distiller, the Job Options should still be set to Newspaper, but if not just choose Newspaper and create your PDF file.
Distiller Job Options on Windows
Distiller Job Options on Macintosh
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