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What is the best way to make a PDF from word (5 posts)

emily.434 Posted 1 year, 11 months ago Joined: 1 year, 11 months ago

What is the best method to create PDFs from MSWord? Why is the PDF version of my Word document formatted differently that the original Word layout? Thanks

Anonymous Posted 1 year, 11 months ago Joined: N/A

I really like a program called "cutepdf"... you can google it for download. It is free.

When you say "formatted differently".... a pdf of a document should be formatted identically to how it is formated when printed. If not, your pdf software seems to have an issue.

Anonymous Posted 1 year, 11 months ago Joined: N/A

Use the free add-in from Microsoft

2007 Microsoft Office Add-in: Microsoft Save as PDF or XPS http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=4D951911-3E7E-4AE6-B059-A2E79ED87041&displaylang=en

mansi Posted 1 year, 11 months ago Joined: 1 year, 11 months ago

Best method to create PDF from word

MS Word reformat your document based on the printer driver. When you select Print to PDF, it is using the Adobe PDF printer driver to reformat the job. First, you will need to change the printer for this job from your physical printer to Adobe PDF. This will take care of the formatting. However, Acrobat will use the default page size to "print" the file. Therefore, the next step is to create a custom PDF Page Size.

  1. On Windows: select Start > Printers and Faxes. Select Adobe PDF and select File > Properties. Select Printing Preferences from the General tab.

  2. Select Adobe PDF Settings tab.

  3. Select "Add" for PDF Page Size and create a page called "4x6" that is 4 x 6 in size.

  4. Then when you print your job and select Adobe PDF – select Properties – and select 4x6 from the drop-down list.

Anonymous Posted 1 year, 11 months ago Joined: N/A

Word 2 PDF

Emily - if you haven't already solved your problem ... here's a tool I've found very efficient. Google and download and install BULLZIP PDF Printer. When you select "print", it will appear as a printer option. The only formatting you should need is - click "properties" then "advanced" ... dropdown the box at the top and select "A4". The rest is straight forward. good luck - J

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