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Subject:Re: Power Point and PDF From:"Terry Barron" <tbarron -at- systems -dot- dhl -dot- com> To:bdoonan -at- coreco -dot- com Date:Thu, 16 Mar 2000 17:10:07 -0800
bdoonan -at- coreco -dot- com wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm in a bit of a time bind here so I would appreciate any prompt reply to
Could you be more specific about how you tried to create the
PDF?
I have no problem* turning Powerpoint files into PDFs. I
believe you need to have the complete Acrobat v4 software
installed, not just the Acrobat Reader.
When you install Acrobat v4, the installation process adds a
button to the Powerpoint toolbar that creates a PDF.
If you have Acrobat v3 (Distiller), you can print the Powerpoint
document to file (.ps/.prn) and then distill the resulting file
to make a PDF file. If I recall correctly, you need to have a
postscript driver installed. If you do not, there is a virtual
postscript driver on the Acrobat installation cd.
~~~Terry
*except that the animations do not come through as animation --
just as they would not come through if printed.
> my query. I was asked to create a PDF of a Power Point file. I tried to do
> so but was unsuccessful. Can this be done? We need to send the contents of
> the Power Point file to customers but do not want to send the Power Point
> file itself. If it cannot be created into a PDF, what other options do I
> have?
>
> Many thanks in advance...
>
> Brian
>
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