Convert Publisher Banner to PDF

[elizak]

I have designed a banner (47'8" x 30'20") in Publisher and want to save it as a PDF file to upload to VistaPrint. I can't seem to set up Adobe Acrobat to create the PDF file without breaking the file into 20 pages (as if I was printing it on a printer). I need one 75 dpi PDF file. Any advice?

 

[JPaules]

What software are you using to convert it to .pdf?

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JP

 

[BionicJohn]

I'll assume you're using Distiller to create the PDF as you mentioned Acrobat.

The maximum size PDF which Distiller will create is 200 inches × 200 inches.

47ft × 30ft is huge, so you will need to scale the PDF down by a factor of 3.5 or so, and tell the printer to scale it up when printing.

You will need create a custom page size for Distiller by clicking on "Printing Preferences" on the Distiller/PDF icon in the Control Panel.

Pictures show Distiller 6 - may be slightly different for other versions.

(Ideally you should have created this huge banner with Adobe Illustrator, which will save natively as PDF)

Liverpool: Capital of Culture 2008
Anfield: Capital of Football since 1892
Iechyd da! John
Glannau Mersi, Lloegr.

 

[elizak]

Thank you. Yes, I use Adobe Acrobat 9.0. I suspected that the file was too big ... I ended up paying someone to lay it out in Illustrator for me ... just copy my layout. Ah well! One of these days I'll learn how to use Illustrator!