How do I convert word to pdf?

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Hi,
I am trying to convert a Word document to a PDF file using Microsoft Office
Word 2003. I'm hesitant to download free programs as the computer I'm using
is not my own. I have converted a Word document to PDF once before from
within Word, and didn't need any external software. I obtained these
instructions from a website, but for some reason I can't seem to locate this
information again. Can anyone please advise how this is done?
Thanking you in advance,
Rebecca
 
If you don't want to download something then you're limiting your options.
If you go to http://createpdf.adobe.com/ you can sign up for a free trial
and get 5 files converted *however* I don't know if something has to be
downloaded or not. If you did it before then the computer you were using had
the software installed that allowed you to do so.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
 
Hi,
I am trying to convert a Word document to a PDF file using Microsoft Office
Word 2003. I'm hesitant to download free programs as the computer I'm using
is not my own. I have converted a Word document to PDF once before from
within Word, and didn't need any external software. I obtained these
instructions from a website, but for some reason I can't seem to locate this
information again. Can anyone please advise how this is done?
Thanking you in advance,
Rebecca
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If Adobe Acrobat (not Adobe Reader) is on your computer, then simply
Print the document (don't use the button on the toolbar -- that
automatically sends your document to the default printer). Use Ctrl-P
and in the printer selection box, select Adobe Acrobat from the list,
and click OK. It'll try to save the pdf in your "My Documents" folder,
and if that's not ok, browse to where you want to store it.

If Acrobat isn't on your computer, a free download that works is
"pdf995".
 
Word 2003 has never had an option to create PDFs, so if you want to create
them and you don't already have a PDF creation utility installed, you will
have to add one. PrimoPDF is suitably innocuous.

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Rebecca101 said:
Hi,
I am trying to convert a Word document to a PDF file using Microsoft Office
Word 2003. I'm hesitant to download free programs as the computer I'm using
is not my own. I have converted a Word document to PDF once before from
within Word, and didn't need any external software. I obtained these
instructions from a website, but for some reason I can't seem to locate this
information again. Can anyone please advise how this is done?
Thanking you in advance,
Rebecca
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grammatim said:
If Adobe Acrobat (not Adobe Reader) is on your computer, then simply
Print the document (don't use the button on the toolbar -- that
automatically sends your document to the default printer). Use Ctrl-P
and in the printer selection box, select Adobe Acrobat from the list,
and click OK. It'll try to save the pdf in your "My Documents" folder,
and if that's not ok, browse to where you want to store it.

If Acrobat isn't on your computer, a free download that works is
"pdf995".
Thanks Grammatim, that has solved my problem too, thank god for helpfull people like you.
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Rebecca101 said:
Hi,
I am trying to convert a Word document to a PDF file using Microsoft Office
Word 2003. I'm hesitant to download free programs as the computer I'm using
is not my own. I have converted a Word document to PDF once before from
within Word, and didn't need any external software. I obtained these
instructions from a website, but for some reason I can't seem to locate this
information again. Can anyone please advise how this is done?
Thanking you in advance,
Rebecca
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This worked for me too, great, Thanks!!!

grammatim said:
If Adobe Acrobat (not Adobe Reader) is on your computer, then simply
Print the document (don't use the button on the toolbar -- that
automatically sends your document to the default printer). Use Ctrl-P
and in the printer selection box, select Adobe Acrobat from the list,
and click OK. It'll try to save the pdf in your "My Documents" folder,
and if that's not ok, browse to where you want to store it.

If Acrobat isn't on your computer, a free download that works is
"pdf995".
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Please explain to how you do it

JoAnn Paules said:
If you don't want to download something then you're limiting your options.
If you go to http://createpdf.adobe.com/ you can sign up for a free trial
and get 5 files converted *however* I don't know if something has to be
downloaded or not. If you did it before then the computer you were using had
the software installed that allowed you to do so.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


Rebecca101 said:
Hi,
I am trying to convert a Word document to a PDF file using Microsoft
Office
Word 2003. I'm hesitant to download free programs as the computer I'm
using
is not my own. I have converted a Word document to PDF once before from
within Word, and didn't need any external software. I obtained these
instructions from a website, but for some reason I can't seem to locate
this
information again. Can anyone please advise how this is done?
Thanking you in advance,
Rebecca
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How *I* create .pdf files or how to do the free Adobe thing?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"


display answers said:
Please explain to how you do it

JoAnn Paules said:
If you don't want to download something then you're limiting your
options.
If you go to http://createpdf.adobe.com/ you can sign up for a free trial
and get 5 files converted *however* I don't know if something has to be
downloaded or not. If you did it before then the computer you were using
had
the software installed that allowed you to do so.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


Rebecca101 said:
Hi,
I am trying to convert a Word document to a PDF file using Microsoft
Office
Word 2003. I'm hesitant to download free programs as the computer I'm
using
is not my own. I have converted a Word document to PDF once before from
within Word, and didn't need any external software. I obtained these
instructions from a website, but for some reason I can't seem to locate
this
information again. Can anyone please advise how this is done?
Thanking you in advance,
Rebecca
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display answers said:
Please explain to how you do it

JoAnn Paules said:
If you don't want to download something then you're limiting your options.
If you go to http://createpdf.adobe.com/ you can sign up for a free trial
and get 5 files converted *however* I don't know if something has to be
downloaded or not. If you did it before then the computer you were using had
the software installed that allowed you to do so.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


Rebecca101 said:
Hi,
I am trying to convert a Word document to a PDF file using Microsoft
Office
Word 2003. I'm hesitant to download free programs as the computer I'm
using
is not my own. I have converted a Word document to PDF once before from
within Word, and didn't need any external software. I obtained these
instructions from a website, but for some reason I can't seem to locate
this
information again. Can anyone please advise how this is done?
Thanking you in advance,
Rebecca
Click to expand...
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Rebecca101 said:
Hi,
I am trying to convert a Word document to a PDF file using Microsoft Office
Word 2003. I'm hesitant to download free programs as the computer I'm using
is not my own. I have converted a Word document to PDF once before from
within Word, and didn't need any external software. I obtained these
instructions from a website, but for some reason I can't seem to locate this
information again. Can anyone please advise how this is done?
Thanking you in advance,
Rebecca
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OpenOffice from Sun (OpenOffice.org) provides a free, built-in "Export to
PDF" feature, as does Google Documents. I am not sure why Microsoft has not
provided a similar built-in feature to it's Office products.

You can install OpenOffice or use Google Documents for free.

Google Documents is essentially a free, online alternative to Microsoft
Office. It doesn't require you to install any software locally, so it may be
a good choice to convert MSOffice files to PDF.
 
thank you, I'm tired and its late and had paper due in my grad program and
had a brain fart. thanks you rock.
 
Hi,
I am trying to convert a Word document to a PDF file using Microsoft Office
Word 2003. I'm hesitant to download free programs as the computer I'm using
is not my own. I have converted a Word document to PDF once before from
within Word, and didn't need any external software. I obtained these
instructions from a website, but for some reason I can't seem to locate this
information again. Can anyone please advise how this is done?
Thanking you in advance,
Rebecca
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I've been using DocMorph from the National library of Medicine. They have 2
free versions -

- DocMorph http://docmorph.nlm.nih.gov/docmorph/ allows you to upload,
convert, open and save a pdf

- MyMorph - free software on the same page that you can install on your
computer and then drag-and-drop multiple documents at a time.

Good Luck!
 
Rebecca101 said:
Hi,
I am trying to convert a Word document to a PDF file using Microsoft Office
Word 2003. I'm hesitant to download free programs as the computer I'm using
is not my own. I have converted a Word document to PDF once before from
within Word, and didn't need any external software. I obtained these
instructions from a website, but for some reason I can't seem to locate this
information again. Can anyone please advise how this is done?
Thanking you in advance,
Rebecca
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