Format
These tables include the file formats that Adobe Acrobat and Acrobat Reader support for various functions.
For more information on settings and options when importing and converting files, see Acrobat Help.
Adobe PDF printer
Most Windows applications that have a Print command can convert files to PDF using the Adobe PDF printer in the application's print dialog box. The current Acrobat Distiller preference settings and Adobe PDF settings are used to convert the file. For more information on settings and limitations of this method of PDF creation, see Adobe PDF conversion settings.
PDFMaker conversion formats
Use the Adobe PDF menu or Acrobat menu in various third-party applications to convert files to PDF. For a complete list of PDFMaker applications Acrobat supports, see Compatible web browsers and PDFMaker applications, which also lists the web browsers that support viewing PDF files within the browser, and converting web pages to PDF.
Direct file conversion formats (Acrobat)
Use File > Create PDF > From File to convert these file formats to Adobe PDF. You can also convert clipboard data, web pages, and scanned documents to PDF. For more information about these conversion methods, see Create PDFs with Acrobat in Acrobat Help.
Extension | Filename | Comments |
.doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx | Microsoft Office formats (Word 2010, PowerPoint, Excel) | Make sure that the correct version of Microsoft Office is installed. |
.txt, .rtf | Text, Rich Text Format | |
.ps, .eps, .prn | Adobe PostScript and Encapsulated PostScript | |
.bmp, .jpeg, .gif, .tiff, .png, .pcx, .rle, .dib | Image files | |
.html | Web pages | |
.wpd | Corel WordPerfect | Install Corel WordPerfect, and then convert using the Adobe PDF Printer (Acrobat 9 and Acrobat X | Windows). |
.odt, .odp, .ods, .odg, .odf, .sxw, .sxi, .sxc, .sxd, .stw | OpenOffice and StarOffice presentation, spreadsheet, graphic, and document files | If the applications can access the printer system, then you can use the Adobe PDF printer to convert these files. |
.psd | Adobe Photoshop | Applicable to Acrobat only. |
.ai | Adobe Illustrator | Applicable to Acrobat only. |
.indd | Adobe InDesign | Applicable to Acrobat only. |
.u3d, .prc | 3D files | Disabled by default. Enable using a registry key. Learn more. |
.dwg, .dwt, .dxf, .dwf, .dst | Autodesk AutoCAD | If AutoCAD 2018 or 2019 is installed. |
.xps | XML paper specification | Disabled by default. Enable using a registry key. Learn more. |
.mpp | MS Project | If MS Project is installed. |
.vsd | MS Visio | If MS Visio is installed. |
Saving/exporting formats (Acrobat)
The following is a list of supported file formats you can export from a PDF file. Go to File > Save as. Then, select the save location in the window that appears and select the appropriate file format from the list. Then, save the file.
Extension | Filename | Version | Comments |
Adobe PDF, Adobe PDF Optimized, PDF/A, PDF/E, PDF/X | PDF 1.3 - 1.7 | ||
.ps | PostScript | ||
.eps | Encapsulated PostScript | PS level 2-3 | |
.html, .htm | HTML | ||
.jpg, .jpeg, .jpe | JPEG | ||
.jpf, .jpx, .jp2, .j2k, .j2c, .jpc | JPEG2000 | ||
.png | PNG | ||
.pptx | PowerPoint Presentation | 2010 and above | |
.rtf | Rich Text Format | ||
.txt | Text (Accessible), Text (Plain) | ||
.tif, .tiff | TIFF | ||
.xlsx | Excel workbook | ||
.doc, docx | Word document | 2010 and above | |
.xml | XML, XML Spreadsheet | 1.0, 2003 |
Video formats (Acrobat Pro)
You can place these file formats in Acrobat Pro PDFs for playback in Acrobat and Acrobat Reader.
|
Transcoding |
URL streaming |
Direct placement without transcoding |
Legacy placement |
---|---|---|---|---|
N/A |
No |
No |
No |
|
QuickTime Movie (.mov) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes, if H.264 encoded |
Yes |
MPEG (.mp4, .m4v) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes, if H.264 encoded |
Yes (except .m4v) |
3GPP Movie (.3gp, .3g2) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes, if H.264 encoded |
No |
Audio formats (Acrobat)
You can place these audio file formats for direct playback in Acrobat and Acrobat Reader.
Format | Direct placement without transcoding | Legacy placement |
mp3 Audio (.mp3) | Yes | Yes |
Audio Waveform (.wav) | No | Yes |
Audio Interchange (.aif, .aiff) | No | Yes |
MPEG Audio (.mpa, .m4a) | No | Yes |
Windows Media Audio (.wma) | No | Yes |