I am unable to create a pdf from multiple MS Excel files. I am using Adobe Acrobat 8.0, MS Office 2007 on an XP pro system. I have uninstalled, re-installed, checked out the add ins, searched the formums and can find no answer. Can you help?
Thanks,
Liz
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Thank you for your suggestions I have treid most of them already. I can turn Excel files into pdf's by going to print pdf, it is the pdf maker that will not create a single pdf from multiple excel files. I used to be able to do this with previous versions of the software. I have to make a single pdf report out of multiple excel files. Printing each file individually is much too time consuming. There must be a way.
Liz
Support for Microsoft Windows VistaAdobe Acrobat 8 and Microsoft Windows Vista
Prior to shipping Adobe® Acrobat® 8 software, Adobe tested it on a prerelease version of Microsoft® Windows Vista". We are now actively testing Acrobat on the shipping version of Windows Vista. In the first half of 2007, we expect to issue a free Acrobat 8 patch that will provide support for Windows Vista.
Acrobat 7.0 and earlier will not support Windows Vista.
Adobe Acrobat 8 and Microsoft Office 2007
Acrobat 8 shipped prior to Microsoft Office 2007. Therefore, we are currently actively testing Acrobat with the shipping version of Office 2007 and Office 2007 files. In the first half of 2007, we expect to issue a free Acrobat 8 patch that will provide support for Office 2007.
Acrobat 7.0 and earlier will not support Office 2007 or Office 2007 files.
Source: http://www.adobe.com/produ
This worked for me.
Solution: Remove Adobe PDF from the Disabled Items list in the Microsoft Office application.
To manage your Disabled Items list in a Microsoft Office application:
1. Open the Microsoft Office application (Word, Excel, Publisher).
2. Choose Help > About [the application name].
3. Click Disabled Items.
4. Select Adobe PDF from the list, and clickEnable.
5. Quit the Microsoft Office application, and then restart it.
Then right click. convert to PDF.
Hope this helps.
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by: walkerkePosted on 2007-04-18 at 21:43:09ID: 18936840
It sounds as if you can create PDFs from some MS Excel files, but not from others. Is this correct? If so, is there anything unique about the ones that won't print?
On the other hand, if you are unable to created PDFs from any Excel files, is "Adobe PDF' one of the printers available from the drop-down list in your print menu? If not, uninstall Acrobat and be certain to reinstall the entire Acrobat package. The full installation should create a printer called "Adobe PDF" which is used by the Create PDF plugin in Excel.
If you have the printer but are still unable to Create PDFs in Excel, try printing your Excel file to the Adobe PDF printer manually to see if you have better success.