How to Create Backward Compatible PDFs

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: In Acrobat 6 or 7

   The Reduce File Size dialog box is displayed.
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   Step 2: click Reduce File Size on the File menu.

   Also, more features will be unavailable with a lower version selected.
   
   A user with the latest version of Acrobat or Reader will not be able to use the newer features. , The Save As dialog box is displayed. ,,, The PDF document is saved as a file which is compatible with the selected version of Acrobat and Reader.
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   Step 3: Select the oldest version of Acrobat that you would like the PDF document to be compatible with.Note: The version of Acrobat you select

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   Step 4: will also be the version of Reader that the document will be compatible with.

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   Step 5: Click OK to close the Reduce File Size dialog box.

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   Step 6: In the Save As dialog box

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   Step 7: browse to the location you want to save the backward compatible PDF document.

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   Step 8: In the File name text box

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   Step 9: type the name of the backward compatible PDF document.

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    Step 10: Click Save to save the file and close the Save As dialog box.

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