Saving PDFs as PostScript files-need shortcut

My workflow requires me to save PDFs as PostScript files. Can I set up Preferences or create a keyboard shortcut in Acrobat that will let me bypass the "Save As" dialog box? I haven't been able to find a way to do this and it would save me tons of time and aggravation. I'm using Acrobat X on Mac OSX Lion.

In Mac Version
File menu > Save AS... > Postscript.
PC version the jargon may be different but should have the same thing.

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