[Technology] OT Converting word files to PDF

Klaas

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Nov 1, 2017

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• Apr 29, 2019

• #1

I’ve been looking for a solution online to this FASCINATING problem, but reckon NSC might be the best place to get the answer to anything.

I have many word files that I want to convert in to PDF. Most of the files contain images and I’m having trouble converting them with out some downgrade in quality.

The best option I’ve found so far is to use the Export to PDF option in Word rather than the ‘save as’ option.

I’ve changed the settings in Word so that images aren’t compressed and have saved the files with the highest quality image setting too.

Can anyone recommend any other ways of doing this? Free would be great but am willing to pay too, especially if I can convert large batches of files.

Thanking you in advance.

 

Rock Lobster

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Dec 2, 2010

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Hastings

• Apr 29, 2019

• #2

Open your word document.

Click "File" and select Print.

Where it has your printer selected, click that and there should see "Microsoft Print to pdf", then it should pop up to give your new pdf a location and name.

Edit* Having actually read your post this time, you might have already done that

 

Klaas

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Nov 1, 2017

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• Apr 29, 2019

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Rock Lobster said:

Open your word document.

Click "File" and select Print.

Where it has your printer selected, click that and there should see "Microsoft Print to pdf", then it should pop up to give your new pdf a location and name.

Edit* Having actually read your post this time, you might have already done that

Click to expand...

I have but thanks for the response anyway

 

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albionfan37

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Aug 14, 2014

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What’s it called? Cumbernauld

• Apr 29, 2019

• #4

Praise pdf

According to google the number 4 religion in the world

 

Reagulls

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Jul 22, 2013

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• Apr 29, 2019

• #5

There is a download called cute PDF I used to use,
Down load in and it appears as a print option, you can then PDF the document and then choose where to save it.

 

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Deano's Right Foot

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Jul 5, 2003

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Barcombe

• Apr 29, 2019

• #6

PDFSAM is excellent and I use the basic version to split PDF files up into pages. I understand that the enhanced version may be able to do what you want - it certainly has batch processing the other way around (PDF to other formats) but I'm not entirely sure. May be worth researching this program.