Saving in PDF format -excel

[Guest]

Can I save excel files in PDF format - there is no PDF file option in the" save as type" drop down list

 

[Harlan Grove]

Can I save excel files in PDF format - there is no PDF file option in the"
save as type" drop down list

Microsoft hasn't bothered to implement PDFs as an output file format. There
are a few alternatives. First, there are some free or cheap PDF file writers
that can be used as printers (as can Adobe's full Acrobat product, which
isn't the same as Acrobat Reader). Or you could download and install
OpenOffice, open your .XLS files in OpenOffice Calc and use Calc to write
the files in PDF format.

 

[JE McGimpsey]

Or you could download and install OpenOffice, open your .XLS files in
OpenOffice Calc and use Calc to write the files in PDF format.

Just another alternative:

If you have access to Mac XL v.X, all Mac applications can print to PDF.

 

[Lance Cole]

I recently got a new pc at work. With the new pc I went from Office XP
(2001 I think) to Office 2003. Excel XP let me save as a PDF. Excel 2003
has a "Create Adobe PDF" option in the File Drop down menu. When I try that
it says the writer is not installed. Is this a feature in Office?

I had a HP ScanJet 5300C scanner on the old machine that would scan to a
PDF. I have that same scanner on the new pc and that option is not there.
Could it be a feature that loaded from the HP scanner CD? The new pc just
loaded the scanner automatically without the CD.

Thanks,

Lance