I've got Acrobat Professional 6 on W2K. I'm trying to convert an Acrobat 6 document to an Acrobat 4 document. Since there is no version choice button in the Save As dialog box, I seem forced to do a complicated batch-processing maneuver to get the version change. Is there an easier way? –Owen Watson

To convert a PDF file to Acrobat 4, 5 or 6 compatibility, you must have Acrobat 6.0 (Standard or Professional). Simply Select File > Reduce File Size > Select Desired Compatible Format > OK To batch process a large number of documents using this procedure consider using PDF Reducer (it automates this procedure). –Steven Harris

Please do NOT use Reduce File Size - use PDF Optimizer (from the Advanced menu and set it for 4.0) instead! Reduce File Size, as has been reported by a number of people (starting with Shlomo Perets), does some nasty, unexpected things to your PDF that can damage it and make it unusable. –Leonard Rosenthol

I'm glad you pointed that out as I just finished trying the Reduce file size option, the result was the image in the pdf was removed. – Greg Onder

You can also use the Advanced>Batch Processing... Fast Web View and change the settings in Fast Web View to the desired PDF version, just like the Reduce File Size procedure. It's dreamy (sigh). –James Miller

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