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Lincoln
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12 Jun 2003, 11:15pm

Converting Word to .pdf

I'm having problems getting a Word document to convert to a Adobe pdf file.

I have the pagemaker plugin for MS Word. I click it, choose the new name, and hit save. It gets precisely halfway through every time and hangs.

I've also tried printing to Adobe Distiller. I select the new name and it promptly tells me the print job has failed.

The machines in here are new so I know it isn't a resource problem, and they are running Windows XP and Office XP.

I work in the tech center, and all my coworkers just respond with "well, Adobe sucks". I'm hoping for a slightly more enlightened response here
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Black Hawk
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12 Jun 2003, 11:47pm
Could you try another document? Maybe you can reinstall the plugin...
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Lincoln
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12 Jun 2003, 11:50pm
Other documents do the same, and I cannot print other programs (i.e. notepad) to the Distiller either. I've tried it on multiple machines so I don't think reinstalling will do anything. In any case, I don't have the software so that isn't an option.

All the machines are setup using network imaging, so we don't have the CDs laying about.

This may just fall under the unsolvable category Just thought I'd give it a go.
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tefleming
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12 Jun 2003, 11:58pm
Worst case, you can always do it from their website...
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Lincoln
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13 Jun 2003, 12:33am
Yeah, I went and got Tobin to convert it on his Mac for me

I'll put it on the Help Desk's to-do list and move on I suppose. Thanks for the attempt.
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elektrik
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13 Jun 2003, 6:43am
Which version of Adobe Acrobat Pro are you using? I'm using v7 and it can't be any easier I just use the one-click convert button in word.
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dodo
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16 Jun 2003, 10:42pm
Reinstall it! Also, what version of Word are you using?

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22 Jun 2003, 11:44pm
If you have the full version of Acrobat, make sure you intsall the PDF writer. This installs a printer driver, which you can select just as if you were changing printers or printing to a fax driver. Then you can "print" a PDF from ANY program that allows you to Print.

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23 Jun 2003, 8:17pm
Yep, that's how I do it. I'm using Acrobat 5.0 and by default it installs the PDF writer printer plug-in. That works a treat.
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primesuspect
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23 Jun 2003, 8:28pm
Acrobat 6 pwns, by the way.. I think I'm gonna do a review.
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26 Jun 2003, 3:10pm
elektrik said
Which version of Adobe Acrobat Pro are you using? I'm using v7 and it can't be any easier I just use the one-click convert button in word.

Version 7 is out?


Keeb: What are your settings for distiller? It may be a font/setting issue. If its crapping out in the middle, there's something that has been set in your options that causing it to crap out. Take a look at your options/settings and look for anything that doesn't make sense.

pdfwriter is a much simpler way to print.
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26 Jun 2003, 3:25pm
Hey Keebler,

I'm running Adobe Acrobat 5.05. I've been in the same boat as you, many times, and have found two solutions...

1st - Make sure that Adobe Assistant (AcroTray.exe) is running in startup. This is nessecary for Adobe creator to work.

2nd - Make sure you have the XP fix installed ( http://www.adobe.com/support/downloa...jsp?ftpID=1444 )

Hope that helps...
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primesuspect
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26 Jun 2003, 4:00pm
Acrobat 5 is confusing - There's distiller and PDF writer:

PDF Writer is the "simple" way to make PDFs, but it ends up not working very often. Distiller is the way to go. In Acrobat 6, they got rid of the "two seperate ways" thing and just made a printer called "Adobe PDF"
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MarkTAW
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27 Jun 2003, 6:18am
That rocks. I remember there were subtle differences between PDF Writer and Distiller, but I could never remember which was which.

From what I hear the latest Acrobat is way too bloated - they're probably taking the product in different directions, as some sort of enterprise application or something, is 6 the previous version?
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elektrik
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30 Jun 2003, 7:38pm
maxanon said
elektrik said
Which version of Adobe Acrobat Pro are you using? I'm using v7 and it can't be any easier I just use the one-click convert button in word.

Version 7 is out?


Keeb: What are your settings for distiller? It may be a font/setting issue. If its crapping out in the middle, there's something that has been set in your options that causing it to crap out. Take a look at your options/settings and look for anything that doesn't make sense.

pdfwriter is a much simpler way to print.
err umm sorry I meant version 6, got confused with Drive Image 7
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kanezfan
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30 Jun 2003, 9:06pm
you could also look at ghostwriter (i think that's what it's called) it's an open source app that you can use to make PDFs too, best of all it's free.
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j
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30 Jun 2003, 9:39pm
re-install reader. My computer at work f's up from time to time with distiller. after a quick re-install of reader it works just fine
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GHoosdum
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30 Jun 2003, 10:22pm
Or you could try OOo... www.OpenOffice.org

Completely free!
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primesuspect
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30 Jun 2003, 10:46pm
MicroMan said
re-install reader. My computer at work f's up from time to time with distiller. after a quick re-install of reader it works just fine
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