Illustrator Save to PDF problems

I have Illustrator CS 14.0.0 and Acrobat Pro 9 (9.1.1 to be specific) extended and I cannot save the pdf format from Illustrator. I try over and over and it just does not work... it just locks up Illustrator forcing me to use the Windows XP task manager to kill Illustrator becuase it is simply frozen and I have no other options. The failure is happening with large and small files of any complexity. I would like to make use of the streamlined workflows in CS4... but his problem is big headache - especially if I would like to include special aspects of Illustrator features in the PDF file. The failure happen with save-as and with the basic save PDF. I was able to open (more or less like an import) the .ai file after saving from within Acrobat and that seems to be a work around for now. Is ther any updates for Acrobat or Illustrator to fix this save as PDF problem inside Illustrator CS4??

I am experiencing exactly the same problem as reported in this thread. I am using AI CS4. When I try to save to PDF the programme freezes making it necessary to use the task manager to kill it. I have been trying to identify the folders where the preferences are held but on this computer running windows xp the folder names do not match those in the thread. Is there a specific file name that I can search for?

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It's the "Sigma Function" of the Equation Tool.
The index of summation sign had expanded when I was saving in PDF format, but it works well with the "Integration function".
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Thanks

Thanks Arnis & Mike, let me try my best to explain the condition.
reply to Arnis: FM9, Save As PDF, Times New Roman Italic
and I've discovred something strange today.
Case 1:
1.    choose any printer setting (Canon / HP / Fax / Microsoft XPS Document Writer)
2.    Try / not try micro-positioning
3.    Try any fonts (Times / Adobe Garamond / Arial / Verdana)
4.    Save As PDF
5.    I can see the indexes expanded when generating the PDF file, but it reposited again after the generation had finished
6.    It doesn't work
Case 2:
1.    choose Adobe PDF printer
2.    indexes expanded instantly and didn't re-posit to where it was (no matter which fonts Times / Adobe Garamond / Arial / Verdana)
3.    Try micro-positioning
4.    Save As PDF
5.    It works, the indexes stay where they were
It this case, it works! Is that mean I have to re-posit all equations the chapters?
Case 2a:
1.    choose Adobe PDF printer
2.    indexes expanded instantly and didn't re-posit to where it was
3.    Try micro-positioning
4.    Save As PDF
5.    It works, the indexes stay where they were
6.    choose any printer setting (Canon / HP / Fax / Microsoft XPS Document Writer)
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I use Illustrator CS6 on OS X 10.8. Yesterday I noticed that my PDFs come out as blank files with the text
This is an Adobe® Illustrator® File that was saved without PDF Content.
To Place or open this file in other applications, it should be re-saved from Adobe Illustrator with the "Create PDF Compatible File" option turned on. This option is in the Illustrator Native Format Options dialog box, which appears when saving an Adobe Illustrator file using the Save As command.
which is actually a description that typically appears in AI files saved without PDF compatibility. It's not document-wise but rather application-wise issue because it happens even if I create a new Document, draw something in the middle of the canvas and save it. Also, all of my existing documents which used to save well before, do that now. Basically, I cannot save correctly a single PDF. But it seems that the exported documents must contain the data because they have different sizes based on the content.
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set destFile to (fileLoc & pdfName) as string
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Hi Stephen,
The problem is that the input for the page range is text (even if it is just one number). You're trying to put in a Number (the i you get from the loop). You'll need to convert the number to a string, probably by using the "as text" command.
What I use is (simplified): first check for multiple art boards (and set the range as text), if there is only one set the multiple artboards option to false, else set the page range. You don't have to build a loop to export each artboard seperately.
tell document 1
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else
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end tell
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else
save document 1 in file DestFIle as eps with options {class:EPS save options, preview:color TIFF, embed all fonts:true, embed linked files:true, include document thumbnails:true, PostScript:level 2, save multiple artboards:true, artboard range:pagina_bereik}
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Ton

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Hi, I'm relatively knew to Illustrator coming from Photoshop and I've been struggling with this problem for days now. I've searched everywhere but can't seem the find the answer.
I'm trying to save my document to send to a client as a mock-up. When I try to save as PDF the tick box for "Use Artboards" is disabled, so when I save it saves the whole canvas instead of only what is on the artboard. When I try to export I can tick the tick box but the document still saves the whole canvas with everything that is "hanging off" the artboard too. The artboard is the exact size of the document.
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Many Thanks V

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edit: you can use "Clip to Artboard" option if you save to a raster image by choosing Save for Web and devices.

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My work around has been to save as an AI file, open that file in adobe Acrobat Pro 9 and "save as" PDF thru that program. That works everytime. But the "save as" PDF option in illustrator freezes everytime i use it.
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I'm writing you as I have a small problem when I export to PDF from Illustrator.
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I have to save in PDF as the printer is waiting for the file.
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thanks for your answer and ... please, sorry me about my less of information.
I'm using the illustrator CC and the operating system is Os X Yosemite.
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I am just trying to save a PDF from my illustrator file. However, when I go to Save as, and select PDF, no dialog box opens to allow me to set how I want the file outputted. IF I just hit enter, the file does save.. its just like the Dialog box is hidden or not appearing. The reason I need the dialog box is because I need to add bleeds to the PDF and my default save doesn't do that. Any ideas or anyone else have this problem? Thanks

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I am just trying to save a PDF from my illustrator file. However, when I go to Save as, and select PDF, no dialog box opens to allow me to set how I want the file outputted. IF I just hit enter, the file does save.. its just like the Dialog box is hidden or not appearing. The reason I need the dialog box is because I need to add bleeds to the PDF and my default save doesn't do that. Any ideas or anyone else have this problem? Thanks!

Yeah, be sure that you shutdown Illustrator before you remove the old preferences.
Move your old Illustrator preferences to the desktop or trash in case something goes wrong
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~/Library/Preferences/
folder:
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Adobe Illustrator CS3 Library Settings
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I just received FrameMaker 12 and I like it.
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