Create a .PDF file from a Word document.
My operating system is Wibdows XP Home edition
My version of Word is version 8 - Word 97 - SR2.
Can someone please tell me how to convert a Word document to PDF format and save the resulting file as a PDF file on my hard disk drive, without having to pay a fee for each conversion, or without paying an annual fee to Adobe?
I notice that in Word's File menu, there is an option which says Create Adobe PDF, and this leads on to Print via PDF Writer. When I select this option, having the Word document open, I get the message "Acrobat PDF Writer is not installed". Indeed when I look at my installed printers in the Control panel, nothing is listed for Acrobat PDF Writer. So where do I get this software from please? I notice that on the Adobe website I can rent this product for a significant fee annually, but is it not supposed to come 'free' with Word 97 or Windows XP Home?
Thank you
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There are plenty of free PDF tools to download and even some that will convert your file online without having to download and install something. Try a google search of "free online doc to pdf" or "free doc to pdf" for a start. I have the full Acrobat program so I can't provide any firsthand knowledge of these other tools, but they're out there.
Try :
www.pdf995.com - Good one, I am using it almost 2-3 years. Free editions throws sponsorship screens, but not annoying. No diff in o/p.
www.pdffactory.com - Not bad. Free edition writes their ad line at the bottom of page ( stopped using it after I got pdf995)
www.cutepdf.com - Never tried, but no sponsor page, no extra line in the o/p
Acrobat PDF Writer is the PDF Printer driver software from Adobe. Has some issues when it comes to printing crowded documents (truncates the letters in right side or bottom of the box. Comes free with some of the imaging software they sell. Never seen it whether it is freely available by itself or not.
I am happy with PDF995. They have versions with lot of features ( still free). But I have not used those versions.
There are lot more in internet.
Hi Jeeva,
one solution is to install open office
www.openoffice.org
While I use Word for day to day functions, the open office suite has some really nice features when you need them. One nice feature is the fact that the entire suite is free! The other nice feature is the fact that their word processor can open any version of Word doc and save it as a pdf. (or one of *several* other formats.)
It also allows you to open and edit pdf files - something Word can't do.
hope this helps,
Don
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by: GrahamSkanPosted on 2005-08-09 at 05:32:35ID: 14631874
This might be what you are looking for:
http://www.pdf995.com/