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Adobe PDF Printer doesn't appear in the Printer List dialog box (Acrobat 6.0 on Mac OS X v10.3.x)

Issue

The Adobe PDF Printer doesn't appear in the Printer List dialog box after you install Adobe Acrobat Standard or Professional.

Solutions

Do one of the following:

Solution 1: Update to Acrobat 6.0.1.

To update to Acrobat 6.0.1:

1. Start Acrobat 6.0.

2. Choose Help > Update.

3. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the update.

Note: You can also download the update from the Adobe Web site at www.adobe.com/support/downloads/main.html .

Solution 2: Add the Adobe PDF Printer manually.

To add the Adobe PDF Printer to the Printer List dialog box:

1. Start the Printer Setup Utility in the Applications/Utilities folder.

2. Hold down the Option key, and click Add in the Printer List dialog box.

3. Choose Advanced from the Printer Connection menu.

4. Choose Adobe PDF (pdf) from the Device menu.

5. Type Adobe PDF in the Device Name text box.

6. Type pdf://www.adobe.com in the Device URL text box.

7. Choose Adobe from the Printer Model menu.

8. Click OK.

Background information

The script that Acrobat uses to install the Adobe PDF Printer doesn't work in Mac OS X v10.3.x. The Acrobat 6.0.1 update resolves this issue.

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