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18 July 2008, 13:47
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Saving a PDF?
Is it possible (by downloading something) to save a MS word document as a PDF?
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18 July 2008, 15:55
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Is it possible (by downloading something) to save a MS word document as a PDF?
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there are various ways to do this - but the simplest would be to use a pdf printer driver like CutePdf (google it) and then you print the document, pick Cute Pdf as the printer and enter a filename when prompted. job done. Others like pdf 995 will give you options for a tool bar button but unless you pay will bombard you with sponsors adverts.
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18 July 2008, 16:37
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CutePDF is good. Even better is to ditch Word and use OpenOffice Writer instead. It's free and comes with an option of "Export directly to PDF".
John
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18 July 2008, 17:16
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Even better, ditch your PC completely and get a Mac. PDF support is built in to OS X.
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18 July 2008, 18:53
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Even better, ditch your PC completely and get a Mac.
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I've just won a £5 bet with myself. You are so predictable! 
John
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18 July 2008, 19:07
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I've just won a £5 bet with myself. You are so predictable!
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18 July 2008, 22:30
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Microsoft offer an add-in for Office 2007 that lets you save documents as PDFs:
http://office.microsoft.com/search/r...CD101950461033
Cheers
Chris
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18 July 2008, 22:39
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Microsoft bloatware with added bloat. 
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18 July 2008, 23:02
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Might be slightly cheaper than buying a Mac though 
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21 July 2008, 23:18
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Thanks all. CutePDF works really well 
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24 July 2008, 19:35
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Even better, ditch your PC completely and get a Mac. PDF support is built in to OS X.
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Again , don't know if this is Mac only but with pages you can click export and save it as a PDF....
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24 July 2008, 19:38
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i thnk the "lightest" and easiest way to go is open office. try googlin "portable apps" and get the downloads for open office. way easy.... and you can have it on a memory stick or even copy paste to any pc. no installation needed 
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24 July 2008, 20:44
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When I had open office, it didn't seem to work with MS office properly, always skewed when it came onto word, and funny fonts and spacing etc. I managed to get Works 08 free from Uni from being part of the Uni paper, and It's 10 times better than MS office!
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