HELP ms word doc to pdf or doc format

symikins

Hi

l have been asked to resend my CV that l have saved in ms word in .doc or .pdf ??

l did have a go but ended up with it in html which threw all the format l typed it in all over the place , whilst lm sure they can read it ,its not a good first impression when trying to get an interview :eek:
l have adobe acrobat X which l think l may need but dont know what lm doing ..... pse help me
VERY simpols is good with me

Jakeandme

Check out Zamzar free, converts all sorts of formats.

symikins

Jakeandme wrote: »

Check out Zamzar free, converts all sorts of formats.

thanks :beer:

Figment

Install CutePDF Writer, a virtual printer that 'prints' to a PDF file instead of to paper.

Make sure you read the installation requirements as you need to install a PS2PDF Converter for CutePDF to work

johnmc

Download a converter such as CutePDF.

I believe you can also convert online with Adobe.

If your CV is actually in .docx format (Office 2010) you can select Save As to make it .doc

symikins

you guys are so quick to help thanks a lot:j

agrinnall

MS Word files are .doc. The issue may be that you have a recent version of Word (2007 or later) which by default saves files as .docx. If the place you are sending to is using an old version of Word they may not be able to open it correctly. In that case, rather than simply using Save, use Save As and in the Save as type drop down list select Word 97-2003 Document (you can also select PDF from this list if you want).

robatwork

Some versions of Word will let you Save As PDF directly - no need to mess around with pdf printers

symikins

yea!!! more things to try thanks agrinall n robatwork :beer:

macman

Any employer that hasn't worked out how to read Word docs sent as .docx files yet is probably not worth working for anyway...they've had 5 years being unable to open newer Word files-and presumably the same issue with Excel files?

agrinnall

macman wrote: »

Any employer that hasn't worked out how to read Word docs sent as .docx files yet is probably not worth working for anyway...they've had 5 years being unable to open newer Word files-and presumably the same issue with Excel files?

I suspect you're right, although I have seen quite significant employers insist on receiving in .doc format. There really isn't much excuse, even if they don't want to upgrade their own software to a more recent version there's no reason not to download the compatibility pack - OK, the company IT set up may prohibit doing your own installs, but you could reasonably expect a company-wide update to have been done by now.