PDF/A is a file format for the long-term archiving of electronic documents. It is based on the PDF Reference Version 1.4 from Adobe Systems Inc. (implemented in Adobe Acrobat 5) and is defined by ISO 19005-1:2005, an ISO Standard that was published on October 1, 2005.

Print2PDF can create an ISO standard 19005-1:2005 PDF archive from any application that can print. Output can either be PDF/A-1a or PDF/A-1b, depending on the compatibility level you desire.

Print to the Print2PDF Printer

Print the document to the Print2PDF printer. Follow these steps:

  1. Open a document you wish to convert to PDF archive.
  2. Print (File - Print) the document to the Print2PDF printer.

Print document to Print2PDF printer

Choose PDF/A Output

This will open the normal Save As dialog. Do the following to easily create PDF/A output:

  1. Enter a file name for the output PDF.
  2. Select the profile Archive (PDF/A-1a).
  3. Click Save.

Create PDF/A-1a with Print2PDF


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