Adobe Reader Print Options
Sometimes Adobe PDF printer doesn’t get installed with Acrobat Standard DC installation.
Solution: Repair Acrobat installation or add the printer manually
To resolve the problem, try the following solutions in the order they appear below.
Adobe Reader Print Button Missing
Acrobat DC—or the resources it depends upon—could be damaged. Try repairing the product using the step below.
Run repair from within Acrobat Acrobat DC: Choose Help > Repair Installation.
Adobe Reader Printing Options Changing
Print settings are preserved until you change them. When you change an option, the Settings value automatically updates from Acrobat Default to Custom, and the new settings are preserved. You can also save custom settings using a unique name. You may refer to the set advanced print option Advanced PDF print settings, Adobe Acrobat. Solution 1: Print the file using a PostScript printer driver. If your printer supports PostScript printing, then install the PostScript printer driver provided by the printer manufacturer and print using this driver. Solution 2: Print using Print as Image option in Advanced Print setup. Choose File Print, and then click Advanced.
Choose “File” “Print”. Choose “Adobe PDF” from the list of printers in the print dialogue box. Click 'Print' to use the Acrobat PDF printer. Click “OK” and enter a new. In Acrobat, got to Edit Preferences Internet Internet Settings Programs Manage Add-Ons Adobe PDF Reader Disable. It's a good idea to disable auto-open on Adobe Reader because attackers have been known to use it to run malware. This saves my life! I've tried so many things to print PDFs silenty. The Adobe Reader via command line, a windows service invoking the Adobe Reader, some WinAPI trickery. With any approach either the Adobe Reader window came up or it simply didnt print. Thanks a lot for this hint! – Wolfgang Steiner Feb 21 '14 at 16:08.
Click Start > Control Panel > Devices and Printers.
In the
Add a Device dialog box, select Add a local printer. If the option is not visible, click The printer that I want isn't listed.In the Add Printer dialog box, select Add a Local Printer or Network printer with Manual Settings.
Select Use an existing port option and select Documents*.pdf (Adobe PDF) from the drop-down list. Click Next.
Click Have Disk. Click Browse and then navigate to the location - C:Program Files (x86)AdobeAcrobat <version>AcrobatXtrasAdobePDF
Select AdobePDF.inf from the list. Click Open and then click OK.
You see many Adobe PDF Converters on the list. Count six down from the top and select the printer. Click Next (you may have to try this multiple times to find the correct Converter from the list that works with your version of Windows).
Name your printer as Adobe PDF. Follow onscreen instructions to complete the installation.