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Subject:Re: Acrobat help ASAP From:"Brierley, Sean" <Brierley -at- QUODATA -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 19 Aug 1999 10:40:19 -0400
Hallo:
Shelly's problem is tool-related.
I recommend anyone trying to make PDFs from Word:
1) Dump PDFwriter like a rented mule.
2) Buy the Acrobat suite, which includes Distiller, and set it up using the
Distiller PS Printer.
3) Download the free PDFmaker version 1 software from adobe.com.
The aforementioned combination *will* make PDFs from your Word doc.
All the best.
Sean
P.S. Oh, and make sure you upgrade to Adobe Acrobat Reader version *3.02* or
later. Version 4 is best.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Halter, Meg [SMTP:HalterMC -at- NAVAIR -dot- NAVY -dot- MIL]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 1999 3:19 PM
> To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> Subject: Re: Acrobat help ASAP
>
> Hi Shelly --
>
> I have a similar problem. In my case it hangs on a figure. I don't know
> why,
> but I did figure how to work around the problem.
>
> Here's my workaround. In case it matters, I'm running under WinNT 4.
> 1. In Word 97 print to Distiller Assistant, which saves to file
> c:\distasst.ps.
> 2. In Windows Explorer, double-click distasst.ps. This fires up Distiller,
> which saves its output to distasst.pdf
> 3. Move and rename distasst.pdf as desired.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> -- Meg
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: shelly -dot- l -dot- hazard -at- EXGATE -dot- TEK -dot- COM
> [SMTP:shelly -dot- l -dot- hazard -at- EXGATE -dot- TEK -dot- COM]
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 1999 11:15 AM
> > To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> > Subject: Acrobat help ASAP
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm trying to make a pdf file from Word97 and am at wit's end. Every
> time
> > I
> > try print to file in acrobat, the print function chokes on page 12.
> >
> > The word file is a 132 page manual made up with 14 separate sections.
> > Page
> > 12 is the end of one section, page 13 the beginning of the next section.
> > The only remarkable thing about this section versus other sections is
> that
> > the page numbers change from roman numeral to normal numbering.
> >
> > Any ideas why the acrobat file keeps crashing on me?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Shelly
> >
>
>
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