Converting a Word File to PDF

[Guest]

I have Word 2003, and also have Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0. I would like to be
able to take a Word document and save/convert it to a PDF file. I have not
seen a way to do this, but I think it can be done.

Do I need the full version of Adobe Acrobat? If so, how do I get the two
programs to talk to each other?

Thanks,

 

[Jezebel]

You need the full version of Acrobat, or a clone equivalent (much cheaper,
and adequate for most purposes). Don't worry about the 'talking to each
other' -- it will become clear when you install it.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Adobe Reader can only read PDFs, not create them. You don't necessarily need
the full version of Acrobat, but you need something like it. There are
cheaper clones and trial versions available online. PrimoPDF is one that is
frequently recommended.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

BTW - the program is now called Adobe Reader, not Acrobat Reader. It changed
sometime about 5.0.

 

[Guest]

Suzanne:

Thanks for the advice. Two follow up questions.

1) Where would I get a trial version of PrimoPDF, is there a web link?
And, what version should I get?
2) If I install PrimoPDF, should uninstall Adobe Reader 7.0 so that there
in not some kind of conflict?

Thanks

John

 

[Guest]

Jezebel:

Thanks for the reply. I have a follow up question that may or may not fit
this group, but here goes..........

Would the full version or clone, also let me convert WordPefect files to PFD?

Thanks,

John

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the correction. Old habits die hard
--
John N

BTW - the program is now called Adobe Reader, not Acrobat Reader. It changed
sometime about 5.0.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

I have Word 2003, and also have Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0. I would like to
be
able to take a Word document and save/convert it to a PDF file. I have
not
seen a way to do this, but I think it can be done.

Do I need the full version of Adobe Acrobat? If so, how do I get the two
programs to talk to each other?

Thanks,

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

www.primopdf.com

No. Primo is not a reader and Reader doesn't create so there is no conflict.
I actually have Primo, Acrobat Pro, and 2 other programs that can create
..pdf files and I have no conflicts.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

Anything that can be printed can be turned into a .pdf file.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

I know - I'm an old dog who has trouble learning new tricks at times too.
;-)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Thanks for the correction. Old habits die hard
--
John N

BTW - the program is now called Adobe Reader, not Acrobat Reader. It
changed
sometime about 5.0.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

I have Word 2003, and also have Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0. I would like
to
be
able to take a Word document and save/convert it to a PDF file. I have
not
seen a way to do this, but I think it can be done.

Do I need the full version of Adobe Acrobat? If so, how do I get the
two
programs to talk to each other?

Thanks,

 

[Guest]

Hi JoAnn:

Thanks for all your replies, I really appreciate it.

I do have a related PDF question, but am not sure this is the correct
newsgroup to ask it, so if I need to ask this somewhere else, please let me
know.

We have a small office. What I would really like to do, is receive incoming
faxes on my computer, rather than a fax machine. I would like to have the
faxes convert to PDF and then have them automatically emailed to my inbox in
Outlook.

WinFax was supposed to be the ticket to do this, but after many hours of
working with it, and tech support, it just will not work on my computer. I
have given up on Winfax for now.

My question is, do you know of any other software besides WinFax that would
convert inbound faxes to PDF and then email them?

Thanks again.

John
--
John N

www.primopdf.com

No. Primo is not a reader and Reader doesn't create so there is no conflict.
I actually have Primo, Acrobat Pro, and 2 other programs that can create
..pdf files and I have no conflicts.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

 

[Graham Mayor]

Why do you want to e-mail them to Outlook (unless the Outlook in question is
at another location)?

Fax files are usually in some graphic format of other - in the case of
Microsoft Fax it would be TIFF. You can print to a PDF creation tool as
discussed, or you could use a file converter such as the excellent SnagIt.
You can then do what you want with the file. It is the 'automatic' bit that
you will have problems with.

Given the nature of what you are tryiong to do, you might be better
investigating one of the on-line fax services.

--
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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com

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Hi JoAnn:

Thanks for all your replies, I really appreciate it.

I do have a related PDF question, but am not sure this is the correct
newsgroup to ask it, so if I need to ask this somewhere else, please
let me know.

We have a small office. What I would really like to do, is receive
incoming faxes on my computer, rather than a fax machine. I would
like to have the faxes convert to PDF and then have them
automatically emailed to my inbox in Outlook.

WinFax was supposed to be the ticket to do this, but after many hours
of working with it, and tech support, it just will not work on my
computer. I have given up on Winfax for now.

My question is, do you know of any other software besides WinFax that
would convert inbound faxes to PDF and then email them?

Thanks again.

John

www.primopdf.com

No. Primo is not a reader and Reader doesn't create so there is no
conflict. I actually have Primo, Acrobat Pro, and 2 other programs
that can create ..pdf files and I have no conflicts.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Suzanne:

Thanks for the advice. Two follow up questions.

1) Where would I get a trial version of PrimoPDF, is there a web
link? And, what version should I get?
2) If I install PrimoPDF, should uninstall Adobe Reader 7.0 so
that there in not some kind of conflict?

Thanks

John

--
John N


:

Adobe Reader can only read PDFs, not create them. You don't
necessarily need
the full version of Acrobat, but you need something like it. There
are cheaper clones and trial versions available online. PrimoPDF
is one that is
frequently recommended.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

I have Word 2003, and also have Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0. I
would like to
be
able to take a Word document and save/convert it to a PDF file.
I have not seen a way to do this, but I think it can be done.

Do I need the full version of Adobe Acrobat? If so, how do I get
the two
programs to talk to each other?

Thanks,

 

[Jezebel]

The idea promoted by WinFax is that incoming faxes are dropped directly into
your Outlook inbox, so you don't have to start up the fax application to
read them, you get the same message notification that you get for emails,
and you can just click Reply to fax the response. That's the idea, anyway: I
never got it to work. (And none of my clients uses fax anymore anyway, so
I've long since stopped caring.)

But why the OP wants conversion to PDF is another matter.

Why do you want to e-mail them to Outlook (unless the Outlook in question
is at another location)?

Fax files are usually in some graphic format of other - in the case of
Microsoft Fax it would be TIFF. You can print to a PDF creation tool as
discussed, or you could use a file converter such as the excellent SnagIt.
You can then do what you want with the file. It is the 'automatic' bit
that you will have problems with.

Given the nature of what you are tryiong to do, you might be better
investigating one of the on-line fax services.

--
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com

<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>

Hi JoAnn:

Thanks for all your replies, I really appreciate it.

I do have a related PDF question, but am not sure this is the correct
newsgroup to ask it, so if I need to ask this somewhere else, please
let me know.

We have a small office. What I would really like to do, is receive
incoming faxes on my computer, rather than a fax machine. I would
like to have the faxes convert to PDF and then have them
automatically emailed to my inbox in Outlook.

WinFax was supposed to be the ticket to do this, but after many hours
of working with it, and tech support, it just will not work on my
computer. I have given up on Winfax for now.

My question is, do you know of any other software besides WinFax that
would convert inbound faxes to PDF and then email them?

Thanks again.

John

www.primopdf.com

No. Primo is not a reader and Reader doesn't create so there is no
conflict. I actually have Primo, Acrobat Pro, and 2 other programs
that can create ..pdf files and I have no conflicts.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




Suzanne:

Thanks for the advice. Two follow up questions.

1) Where would I get a trial version of PrimoPDF, is there a web
link? And, what version should I get?
2) If I install PrimoPDF, should uninstall Adobe Reader 7.0 so
that there in not some kind of conflict?

Thanks

John

--
John N


:

Adobe Reader can only read PDFs, not create them. You don't
necessarily need
the full version of Acrobat, but you need something like it. There
are cheaper clones and trial versions available online. PrimoPDF
is one that is
frequently recommended.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

I have Word 2003, and also have Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0. I
would like to
be
able to take a Word document and save/convert it to a PDF file.
I have not seen a way to do this, but I think it can be done.

Do I need the full version of Adobe Acrobat? If so, how do I get
the two
programs to talk to each other?

Thanks,

 

[Graham Mayor]

Got the picture. I too never managed to get Winfax to work and gave up
trying.

--
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com

<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>

The idea promoted by WinFax is that incoming faxes are dropped
directly into your Outlook inbox, so you don't have to start up the
fax application to read them, you get the same message notification
that you get for emails, and you can just click Reply to fax the
response. That's the idea, anyway: I never got it to work. (And none
of my clients uses fax anymore anyway, so I've long since stopped
caring.)
But why the OP wants conversion to PDF is another matter.

Why do you want to e-mail them to Outlook (unless the Outlook in
question is at another location)?

Fax files are usually in some graphic format of other - in the case
of Microsoft Fax it would be TIFF. You can print to a PDF creation
tool as discussed, or you could use a file converter such as the
excellent SnagIt. You can then do what you want with the file. It is
the 'automatic' bit that you will have problems with.

Given the nature of what you are tryiong to do, you might be better
investigating one of the on-line fax services.

--
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com

<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>

Hi JoAnn:

Thanks for all your replies, I really appreciate it.

I do have a related PDF question, but am not sure this is the
correct newsgroup to ask it, so if I need to ask this somewhere
else, please let me know.

We have a small office. What I would really like to do, is receive
incoming faxes on my computer, rather than a fax machine. I would
like to have the faxes convert to PDF and then have them
automatically emailed to my inbox in Outlook.

WinFax was supposed to be the ticket to do this, but after many
hours of working with it, and tech support, it just will not work
on my computer. I have given up on Winfax for now.

My question is, do you know of any other software besides WinFax
that would convert inbound faxes to PDF and then email them?

Thanks again.

John

www.primopdf.com

No. Primo is not a reader and Reader doesn't create so there is no
conflict. I actually have Primo, Acrobat Pro, and 2 other programs
that can create ..pdf files and I have no conflicts.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




Suzanne:

Thanks for the advice. Two follow up questions.

1) Where would I get a trial version of PrimoPDF, is there a web
link? And, what version should I get?
2) If I install PrimoPDF, should uninstall Adobe Reader 7.0 so
that there in not some kind of conflict?

Thanks

John

--
John N


:

Adobe Reader can only read PDFs, not create them. You don't
necessarily need
the full version of Acrobat, but you need something like it.
There are cheaper clones and trial versions available online.
PrimoPDF is one that is
frequently recommended.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

I have Word 2003, and also have Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0. I
would like to
be
able to take a Word document and save/convert it to a PDF file.
I have not seen a way to do this, but I think it can be done.

Do I need the full version of Adobe Acrobat? If so, how do I
get the two
programs to talk to each other?

Thanks,

 

[gordo]

Take a look at PDF995 at
http://www.pdf995.com/

It is free.

Gordo

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

I can't help you there. I don't use faxes.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Hi JoAnn:

Thanks for all your replies, I really appreciate it.

I do have a related PDF question, but am not sure this is the correct
newsgroup to ask it, so if I need to ask this somewhere else, please let
me
know.

We have a small office. What I would really like to do, is receive
incoming
faxes on my computer, rather than a fax machine. I would like to have the
faxes convert to PDF and then have them automatically emailed to my inbox
in
Outlook.

WinFax was supposed to be the ticket to do this, but after many hours of
working with it, and tech support, it just will not work on my computer. I
have given up on Winfax for now.

My question is, do you know of any other software besides WinFax that
would
convert inbound faxes to PDF and then email them?

Thanks again.

John
--
John N

www.primopdf.com

No. Primo is not a reader and Reader doesn't create so there is no
conflict.
I actually have Primo, Acrobat Pro, and 2 other programs that can create
..pdf files and I have no conflicts.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Suzanne:

Thanks for the advice. Two follow up questions.

1) Where would I get a trial version of PrimoPDF, is there a web link?
And, what version should I get?
2) If I install PrimoPDF, should uninstall Adobe Reader 7.0 so that
there
in not some kind of conflict?

Thanks

John

--
John N


:

Adobe Reader can only read PDFs, not create them. You don't
necessarily
need
the full version of Acrobat, but you need something like it. There are
cheaper clones and trial versions available online. PrimoPDF is one
that
is
frequently recommended.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

I have Word 2003, and also have Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0. I would
like
to
be
able to take a Word document and save/convert it to a PDF file. I
have
not
seen a way to do this, but I think it can be done.

Do I need the full version of Adobe Acrobat? If so, how do I get
the
two
programs to talk to each other?

Thanks,

 

[andersir]

Hi..

Also take a look at an open source alternative
http://www.osalt.com/pdfcreator

PDFCreator acts as a printer driver - and support many of the more
advanced features of PDF creation - among them encryption.

best regards,
Anders Rasmussen
webmaster
Open Source Alternative - www.osalt.com