Thread: Making PDF's from word

It's also inbuilt for Windows. Mine has a PDF icon. Just press it and the document is converted.

Mmmm thats interesting. I have windows xp pro and I cannot see a pdf option anywhere in my word programme.

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Do you have Adobe on your computer? I also have Windows XP pro.

Another way to do it is open Adobe, go to create file and then open your Word document from there. Adobe will then create a pdf file from your Word document.

No I don't have adobe which is why I was hoping for some free download as I dont want to pay 15,000 baht to buy a copy.

Can you download adobe or can you give me the excact version I need so I can download it on limewire.

You can download Adobe reader for free. Google Adobe, or, pdf file.

MM - you can also go to Adobe Acorbat online - if you register with them they will give you 5 free conversions online - you upload the document and then the email it back to you within about 3 minutes.

Acrobat Reader does not have the convert option.

You'll have to get the full version of Acrobat - the current one is 7.0 I think, but 5.0 or 6.0 should work fine. You will have to buy it or use p2p like bittorrent, dc++ etc. Or you could send the word documents to someone who has it, and let them convert them for you.

or if you live in thailand you could go to panrthip ....

MM - Download Adobe Acrobat from their website and I will send you the Keygen for it.

MM - there is a free download from here:
pdf 995: create PDF documents easily for free
I've used it and it's great for basic document conversion.

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

MM - Download Adobe Acrobat from their website and I will send you the Keygen for it.

yes thanks...

^ For what?

MtD

Do I go here Adobe - Downloads

and then click on adobe acrobat professional 'try' or something else?

Originally Posted by Wallace

MM - there is a free download from here:
pdf 995: create PDF documents easily for free
I've used it and it's great for basic document conversion.

Thanks Wallace, but I am assuming that it is similar to the other programme I have already downloaded which whilst it does make pdfs there are issues when I import them into other programmes which makes me think I need a fuller version.

Oh, and one more thing, can I download it on my mac, put it on a thumb drive and then open it on the ibm?

Yeah what is happeneing wallace is that the pdf looks fine but as soon as you import it into quark xpress it goes bananas because the fonts are not embedded.

Sounds like your pdf conversion isn't quite right. If you just want to copy the pdf document into a Quark document and not edit it, use Photoshop. Open the pdf file in Photoshop, then save it as a TIF. Conversion to pdf should make fonts redundant. Check your pdf conversion settings and look for something that manages the embedded fonts. Have you thought about using a utility to get your Word doc straight into Quark without the intermediate stage of pdf? www.napsys.com/hnj.pdf

Yes converting it to a tiff file is an option for sure but it is for a newspaper production and the fonts sometimes go a little furry. Plus it also takes longer and it is something we need to do every week.

A utility for word is excateley what I am after but am totally clueless as to what i need and where to find it.

Did you look at the napsys site? What version of Quark are you using? Quark (version 4 on) is supposed to ship with a word filter, so have you tried using that one?

Yes I did look at the link thanks. Looks a bit full on for what I need I think. I am using quark 6. That think on napsy I can imagine could be quit expensive.

All i need it for is that on rare occasions customers send us adverts for the paper in word. Now normally we would cut out the text and reset it in quark and generally homemade word adverts look like crap. Sometimes however theyh will say to us that they want it the same, same fonts etc etc hence why converting it to a pdf and plonking it straight into quark would be a good idea.

Mind you I could just email it to the mac with quark and the mac operator could open it in word and convert it with built in pdf writer....however the mac operator is a moody bastard and is also flat out all day every day so just trying to streamline it a little.

The best approach is really to get the customer to send you the fonts they've used that might cause a problem. You need to make sure the fonts are properly installed on the PC first (control panel, fonts, file, install new font), the pdf conversion might then be more effective. I see the problem, so without upsetting your overworked operator, doing it as a pdf is probably the best way.


Hope this helps

Cheers wallace for all your help. The problem with getting fonts sent with the job is a good idea in the real word and I aint even close to it. 90% of my customers a country cockeys and have trouble understanding how to attach a document let alone the fonts!

I still think the best option is to get the full version of disteller and instal that. Comeon Mtd, where the bloody hell are you to answer m,y previous question.