14th January, 2010 - Posted by MsD - No Comments
Microsoft Word is the most common source program for generating PDF content. Here are some tips and tricks for producing predictable PDF output. In a recent AcrobatUsers.com Tech Talk, I described various issues and solutions you can use when creating PDF files. This article describes important issues and includes tricks you can try from that presentation. » Read More
18th December, 2009 - Posted by MsD - No Comments
Many Word conversion errors come down to an error in the structure of the Word document or a file component. Fix #4: Save the Word file as XML to force a restructuring of the file. Then, resave the XML file as a Word document again. The Export > Resave process reconstitutes the Word document » Read More
16th December, 2009 - Posted by MsD - No Comments
Many Word conversion errors come down to an error in the structure of the Word document or a file component. Fix #3: Rename your Normal.dot template file. Just like renaming a document file, renaming the template can overwrite any structural issues. Look for a file named Normal.dotm in Office 2007 to find the macro-enabled » Read More
14th December, 2009 - Posted by MsD - No Comments
Many Word conversion errors come down to an error in the structure of the Word document or a file component. Fix #2: Select the entire document except for the final ¶ (para tag) and paste to a new document. Since Word stores much of the file’s data at the end of the document, moving » Read More
10th December, 2009 - Posted by MsD - No Comments
If you’re having trouble making hyperlinks and bookmarks behave in a document, check your PDFMaker settings. Deselect the Convert Word Bookmarks option on the Bookmarks tab of the dialog box. Word bookmarks are features in a long document structure, such as indexing, and the Hyperlink field information can interfere with your PDF output. Read More
8th December, 2009 - Posted by MsD - No Comments
If you don’t have a powerful system, don’t select the option to open the PDF file automatically. As your system processes the Word document, it also tries to launch Acrobat 9, which can cause a system slowdown or even freeze. If you want to see the file immediately, open Acrobat 9 before starting the conversion. Read More
23rd September, 2009 - Posted by MsD - No Comments
Here’s one for us Firefox users: Acrobat includes a PDFMaker for Internet Explorer that lets you convert a page (or page elements) to a PDF file directly. If you’re using Firefox, Safari, etc. work from inside Acrobat. First, copy the URL for the page you want. Then, in Acrobat, click the Create task button, and choose » Read More
25th August, 2009 - Posted by MsD - No Comments
Here’s a shortcut that might come in handy: If you plan to start a review as soon as you convert a file in Word or another program with a PDFMaker, don’t bother to convert the file, open it in Acrobat 9 Pro, and then start the review. Instead, in Word choose Adobe PDF > Convert » Read More
20th April, 2009 - Posted by MsD - No Comments
What’s New in Acrobat/Reader 9.1 series In Acrobat 9.1 (Windows) look for a few additional PDFMakers popping up. The PDFMaker macros are now available in these programs: • Windows Server 2008 • Lotus Notes 8.5 support for email PDFMakers and Collaboration • AutoCAD 2009 in PDFMaker and 3D Import AutoCAD PDFMaker includes PDF/E import. The recent Adobe Acrobat and Reader 9.1 release considered » Read More
22nd December, 2008 - Posted by MsD - No Comments
Well, Sparky, the short answer is because the times, they are a’changin’. Over time, the design of programs, both Adobe and otherwise, changes and evolves. Joel Geraci published a terrific list of supported software for the last four versions of Acrobat on his IT Matters blog the other day. Here’s his technical explanation for the changes– Because » Read More
