.doc to .pdf

macman

Which version of Word is being used to create the files then?
Word is not a standalone program, it's a component program within the MS Office suite.

barak

macman wrote: »

Which version of Word is being used to create the files then?
Word is not a standalone program, it's a component program within the MS Office suite.

I don't know which version is being used - I'll have to find out, but it appears to be available as a stand alone, even if it is identical.

http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msuk/en_GB/list/Office-stand-alone-products/categoryID.64544700

MS1950

barak wrote: »

I don't have Word but can read Word documents by using LibreOffice. [The free MS Word Reader doesn't seem to be completely compatible with some .doc files].

However, I'm trying to persuade a club I belong to to send their newsletters as pdf files rather than .doc files which everybody would then be able to read instantly. I would have thought that pdf is by far the preferred format for this kind of communication.

Please can one of the millions out there with experience of Word let me know if it possible to create pdf files directly from the various versions of Word - as, of course, it is with LibreOffice text files.

This would strengthen my argument!

Thanks!

An easy option would be to install/use a free utility like doPDF:

http://www.dopdf.com/

"Once installed it will allow you to convert any type of printable documents to PDF files. doPDF7.3 installs itself as a virtual PDF printer driver so after a successful installation will appear in your Printers and Faxes"

ie. choose 'print' in word and select doPDF as the printer and it will create and save a pdf copy of your document.

barak

MS1950 wrote: »

An easy option would be to install/use a free utility like doPDF:

Thanks - I did say in #7 that I was aware of such pdf creators and use one myself.

I only wanted to find out whether or not Word can directly save/export a file as a pdf. It appears that it is possible at least in some cases, so I can now follow that up with the perpetrators!

spenderdave

Why Word indeed. For newsletters you are far better using a desktop publishing package. Scribus is excellent for this, free and open source, and yes - it has pdf export.

Tigsteroonie

Using Word 2003 at work (goodness alone knows why they don't upgrade) and it doesn't have a Save As PDF option.

Lum

Word 2010 and later have it built in.
Word 2007 needs an official add-in from Microsoft.
Word 2003 and earlier there's no official option, so you have to use one of the PDF printers, such as CutePDF.

cookie365

It's from 2007 versions onwards.

Bear in mind that most of the freebie doc > pdf printer drivers don't create properly accessible pdfs.

Though if you club thinks sending newsletters in doc format is a good idea, it probably hasn't occurred to them to create accessible documents of any format.

Weird_Nev

cookie365 wrote: »

Bear in mind that most of the freebie doc > pdf printer drivers don't create properly accessible pdfs.

Can you expand on what you mean by this?
I send my CV out in .pdf format, it opens fine in acrobat reader... This is surely all there is to it?

ptrichardson

Word 2010 has the option to "Save As" PDF. I use it daily.