Create PDF

Overview

Create PDF builds a new, blank PDF from scratch with a chosen page size, orientation, and page count. Use it to generate template PDFs for later editing, create placeholder documents for page-based workflows, or produce blank carriers for merging content.

How to use

  1. Open the Create PDF dialog.
  2. Select a Page Size from the dropdown (see table below).
  3. Choose an Orientation — Portrait or Landscape.
  4. Enter the Number of Pages to create (1–1000). Use the spinner control or type a value directly.
  5. Optionally check Open PDF after saving to view the new file immediately.
  6. Click Save PDF... and choose a destination file name.

Page sizes

The following 13 standard page sizes are available:

NameDimensions (points)
A4595 × 842
Letter612 × 792
Legal612 × 1008
A3842 × 1191
A5420 × 595
Half Letter396 × 612
Tabloid792 × 1224
B5516 × 729
B4729 × 1032
C5459 × 649
DLE110 × 220
Ledger1224 × 792
Executive522 × 756

Dialog options

OptionDescription
Page Size Dropdown list of 13 standard paper sizes. Dimensions are shown in PDF points (1 point = 1/72 inch).
Orientation Portrait (height ≥ width) or Landscape (width > height). Selecting Landscape swaps the width and height of the chosen page size.
Number of Pages The number of blank pages to generate. Accepts values from 1 to 1000.
Open PDF after saving When checked, the newly created PDF is opened in Acrobat automatically after it is saved.

Tip

To create a 10-page Letter-sized template in landscape, select Letter as the page size, choose Landscape, set the page count to 10, and click Save PDF....

Note

The page count must be between 1 and 1000. Values outside this range are rejected with a validation error. The orientation setting swaps width and height based on the selected page size — it does not rotate the content of existing pages.

See also