Printing to Adobe PDF from AI CS6

Hi.
I gotta weird problem.
Some time ago i bought Adobe Design Premium CS6 for MAC OSX.
So, as You all probably know - I got Acrobat PRO with Adobe PDF driver.
But this driver is not shown in the Print dialog box in Adobe Illustrator.
I can print to "postscript file", but I can't choose PPD "Adobe PDF", so:
- I can't change printed document's size
- I can't change printerd document's orientation
- I can't print file with trimboxes etc.
I had the same problem with InDesign, but I've found a folder where I should copy Adobe PDF PPD - but I can't find it in AI folder.
Does anybody know a way to fix it?
I need that function back, quick :-)

OK.
I use Acrobat 10.1.8 - and for example in AI I don't have a button called "Save As Adobe PDF".
Other question is if using that button (if I had one) it is possible to add trimboxes and manually choose document's size?

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