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298618 2004-12-01 07:41:00 Is it possible to convert a MS Word document to a PDF file?
I have Adobe Acrobat 5.0 (not the free Reader), and it advises me to print using Adobe Distiller (to get a PDF file made), but this does not work.

Other than taking a screen shot, or printing on paper and scanning, is there a more efficient way to get a PDF from a .doc ?

Thanks
Steve_L (763)
298619 2004-12-01 07:48:00 AFAIK there's an app called PDF Workshop which basically installs itself as a Printer Driver you "print" to and it outputs it as a file.

Google is your friend :-)


Chill.
Chilling_Silence (9)
298620 2004-12-01 07:51:00 There's a lot of programs that can do this at http://www.download.com
but most arent free.

Type doc to pdf under search here
Spacemannz (808)
298621 2004-12-01 07:52:00 OpenOffice.org ninja (1671)
298622 2004-12-01 08:18:00 Try this Cutepdf (www.cutepdf.com)
hth
johnboy (217)
298623 2004-12-01 08:48:00 > OpenOffice.org

Thanks ninja. I will give it a try. (Had been using OOO but had to admit to myself that inspite of wanting to get rid of a MS program, I prefer Office).

Will also follow up other leads. Thanks guys. :)
Steve_L (763)
298624 2004-12-01 08:50:00 Hey Chill - - did not know what AFAIK was, so Googled it:

"What is AFAIK? It's an acronym for As Far As I Know"

Yep, Google is your friend. :) :)
Steve_L (763)
298625 2004-12-01 08:57:00 johnboy - - CutePDF looks great. Downloading now. Thanks! Steve_L (763)
298626 2004-12-01 09:06:00 > Thanks ninja. I will give it a try. (Had been using
> OOO but had to admit to myself that inspite of
> wanting to get rid of a MS program, I prefer
> Office).

Even if you use Word as your editor, keep OO installed, it'll open any MS Doc and output it to a very tidy PDF with the toolbar button. Worth it just for that.
ninja (1671)
298627 2004-12-01 09:51:00 here the one I use freepdf for xp (translate.google.com 26sa%3DG)
it is a german site translated using google
beama (111)
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