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PDFwriter vs. Distiller

When to use PDFWriter
PDFWriter is a printer driver that converts files to PDF quickly. It is most suitable
for documents that contain mainly text. Here are a few guidelines that can help
you decide when to use PDFWriter:
You're converting simple business documents, such as those created with
Microsoft Word or Excel.

  • Your documents do not contain Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) graphics.
  • Your system has a limited amount of RAM.
  • You want to produce PDF files more quickly than you can with Distiller.
    For information on using PDFWriter, see Converting files to PDF in Microsoft
    applications (Windows) and Creating PDF files with PDFWriter.


    When to use Distiller
    Distiller creates a PDF file from a PostScript version of a document. A PDF file
    created by Distiller maintains all the formatting, graphics, and photographic
    images from the original document, and it provides more precise control over
    the conversion process than PDFWriter. Here are a few guidelines that can help
    you decide when to use Distiller:

  • You're converting documents created with desktop publishing applications
    such as Adobe PageMaker, Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe Illustrator, QuarkXPress,
    or Macromedia FreeHand.

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