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Help! Word to PDF

Try CutePDF:
http://www.cutepdf.com/
Look for the free download. I've been using it for about a year. It installs as anoother printer. Select Print from the File menu and select CutePDF as the printer. The driver asks for the file name you want to use, then generates the PDF. Clean, neat, simple, and free. And since it installs as a standard Windows printer device, you can generate PDF's from ANY Windows application.

Beanbag
 
I don't know if it's available on all versions of Word, or on all operating systems, but I choose "Save as PDF..." when I open the "Print..." dialog box. Now, I'm using OS X on a Mac, but I was directed to this by a Windows user.
 
Beanbag said:
Try CutePDF:
http://www.cutepdf.com/
Look for the free download. I've been using it for about a year. It installs as anoother printer. Select Print from the File menu and select CutePDF as the printer. The driver asks for the file name you want to use, then generates the PDF. Clean, neat, simple, and free. And since it installs as a standard Windows printer device, you can generate PDF's from ANY Windows application.

Beanbag
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PDF995 http://www.pdf995.com/ works the same way. The free version contains a lot of ads, but it's not crippled in any way.
 
I use OpenOffice.org's open source suite. Creates MS-compatible Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint documents, and has an export to .PDF function. Big download (about 65 MB last time I checked), so don't try it if you have dialup, unless you have a lot of time.
 
The new version, Office 2007, includes among other things a "publish" option that allows you to save your documents into PDF format.

Copies of the beta are available now (I'm unsure as to whether you can get one legally though).

It also does away with the title bar menus. Completely.
 
Beanbag said:
ALL Windows applications can print if you use the PrtintScreen button (by way of Paint).
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Not true. Well, not exactly. I have, for example, a mapping application that will only give a grey screen if you try to printscreen from it, presumably by using some sort of DirectX overlay. There are ways around it, but not by using VNC or anything as simple as that.

Cheers,
Rat.
 
That's right, my DVD player program does that too but it has it's own capture function.
 
Timothy said:
I don't know if it's available on all versions of Word, or on all operating systems, but I choose "Save as PDF..." when I open the "Print..." dialog box. Now, I'm using OS X on a Mac, but I was directed to this by a Windows user.
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Mac OSX has save to PDF as part of the print dialog box - it is an option of the OS.

Mind you you do nothave te control over the output settings that Adobe gives
 
Beanbag said:
ALL Windows applications can print if you use the PrtintScreen button (by way of Paint).

:catfight:
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That's not the application that prints. You are merely using the clipboard to copy content over to an application that can print.

:catfight:
 
You may also photograph the screen with either a digital or film camera.

Or, in a pinch, a suitable artist may produce a sketch in the media of their choice.

Nyahhh.:c1:

Beanbag
 
BenK said:
That's right, my DVD player program does that too but it has it's own capture function.
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you can usually get around this by turning off the overlay function on your video card.

Same for DVD not playing on a second monitor.
 
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