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The Convert to PDF/A action makes documents compliant with the PDF/A format, which is ideal for long-term archiving. The following options are available when this action is placed in the Tool Actions Sequence:
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Figure 1. Convert to PDF/A Options
•Show setup dialog while running is explained here.
•Click All Options to determine further options:

Figure 2. Convert to PDF/A Dialog Box
•Use the Choose conformance dropdown menu to select a file conformance. See here for an explanation of conformance options.
•Use the Choose profile dropdown menu to select a color profile.
•Clear the Embed Font Subset box to omit this process from the operation.
Click OK to save changes. Then, in the Edit Tools window:
•Click 
 Save Changes to save new settings. 
•Click 
 Close Edit to end the current edit and revert to previous settings.