How do I convert word to pdf? in Word General Questions    |   |  Help   Search For:     In:   Office   Word     Word General Questions     Word New Users     Word Application Errors     Word Drawing and Graphics     Word Mailmerge and Fax     Word Page Layout     Word Programming     Word Tables              Rebecca101 1/22/2008 4:17 PM PST   Question   Hi, I am trying to convert a Word document to a PDF file using Microsoft Office Word 2003. I'm hesitant to download free programs as the computer I'm using is not my own. I have converted a Word document to PDF once before from within Word, and didn't need any external software. I obtained these instructions from a website, but for some reason I can't seem to locate this information again. Can anyone please advise how this is done? Thanking you in advance, Rebecca     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           JoAnn Paules 1/22/2008 5:43 PM PST   If you don't want to download something then you're limiting your options. If you go to http://createpdf.adobe.com/ you can sign up for a free trial and get 5 files converted *however* I don't know if something has to be downloaded or not. If you did it before then the computer you were using had the software installed that allowed you to do so. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "Rebecca101" <Rebecca101@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:661B1562-0212-468E-8052-A6816098957F@microsoft.com... > Hi, > I am trying to convert a Word document to a PDF file using Microsoft > Office > Word 2003. I'm hesitant to download free programs as the computer I'm > using > is not my own. I have converted a Word document to PDF once before from > within Word, and didn't need any external software. I obtained these > instructions from a website, but for some reason I can't seem to locate > this > information again. Can anyone please advise how this is done? > Thanking you in advance, > Rebecca     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           display answers 12/23/2008 6:09 AM PST   Please explain to how you do it "JoAnn Paules" wrote: > If you don't want to download something then you're limiting your options. > If you go to http://createpdf.adobe.com/ you can sign up for a free trial > and get 5 files converted *however* I don't know if something has to be > downloaded or not. If you did it before then the computer you were using had > the software installed that allowed you to do so. > > -- > > JoAnn Paules > MVP Microsoft [Publisher] > > ~~~~~ > How to ask a question > http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 > > > "Rebecca101" <Rebecca101@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:661B1562-0212-468E-8052-A6816098957F@microsoft.com... > > Hi, > > I am trying to convert a Word document to a PDF file using Microsoft > > Office > > Word 2003. I'm hesitant to download free programs as the computer I'm > > using > > is not my own. I have converted a Word document to PDF once before from > > within Word, and didn't need any external software. I obtained these > > instructions from a website, but for some reason I can't seem to locate > > this > > information again. Can anyone please advise how this is done? > > Thanking you in advance, > > Rebecca >     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           JoAnn Paules 12/23/2008 6:42 AM PST   How *I* create .pdf files or how to do the free Adobe thing? -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "display answers" <displayanswers@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B38CC823-956D-4EAD-A0A2-A798A71DE117@microsoft.com... > Please explain to how you do it > > "JoAnn Paules" wrote: > >> If you don't want to download something then you're limiting your >> options. >> If you go to http://createpdf.adobe.com/ you can sign up for a free trial >> and get 5 files converted *however* I don't know if something has to be >> downloaded or not. If you did it before then the computer you were using >> had >> the software installed that allowed you to do so. >> >> -- >> >> JoAnn Paules >> MVP Microsoft [Publisher] >> >> ~~~~~ >> How to ask a question >> http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 >> >> >> "Rebecca101" <Rebecca101@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:661B1562-0212-468E-8052-A6816098957F@microsoft.com... >> > Hi, >> > I am trying to convert a Word document to a PDF file using Microsoft >> > Office >> > Word 2003. I'm hesitant to download free programs as the computer I'm >> > using >> > is not my own. I have converted a Word document to PDF once before from >> > within Word, and didn't need any external software. I obtained these >> > instructions from a website, but for some reason I can't seem to locate >> > this >> > information again. Can anyone please advise how this is done? >> > Thanking you in advance, >> > Rebecca >>     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           B. Stone 1/8/2009 9:19 AM PST   "display answers" wrote: > Please explain to how you do it > > "JoAnn Paules" wrote: > > > If you don't want to download something then you're limiting your options. > > If you go to http://createpdf.adobe.com/ you can sign up for a free trial > > and get 5 files converted *however* I don't know if something has to be > > downloaded or not. If you did it before then the computer you were using had > > the software installed that allowed you to do so. > > > > -- > > > > JoAnn Paules > > MVP Microsoft [Publisher] > > > > ~~~~~ > > How to ask a question > > http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 > > > > > > "Rebecca101" <Rebecca101@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > news:661B1562-0212-468E-8052-A6816098957F@microsoft.com... > > > Hi, > > > I am trying to convert a Word document to a PDF file using Microsoft > > > Office > > > Word 2003. I'm hesitant to download free programs as the computer I'm > > > using > > > is not my own. I have converted a Word document to PDF once before from > > > within Word, and didn't need any external software. I obtained these > > > instructions from a website, but for some reason I can't seem to locate > > > this > > > information again. Can anyone please advise how this is done? > > > Thanking you in advance, > > > Rebecca > >     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           grammatim 1/22/2008 8:52 PM PST   Answer   On Jan 22, 7:18 pm, Rebecca101 <Rebecca...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > Hi, > I am trying to convert a Word document to a PDF file using Microsoft Office > Word 2003. I'm hesitant to download free programs as the computer I'm using > is not my own. I have converted a Word document to PDF once before from > within Word, and didn't need any external software. I obtained these > instructions from a website, but for some reason I can't seem to locate this > information again. Can anyone please advise how this is done? > Thanking you in advance, > Rebecca If Adobe Acrobat (not Adobe Reader) is on your computer, then simply Print the document (don't use the button on the toolbar -- that automatically sends your document to the default printer). Use Ctrl-P and in the printer selection box, select Adobe Acrobat from the list, and click OK. It'll try to save the pdf in your "My Documents" folder, and if that's not ok, browse to where you want to store it. If Acrobat isn't on your computer, a free download that works is "pdf995".     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           nzwal 6/16/2008 5:01 PM PST   "grammatim" wrote: > On Jan 22, 7:18 pm, Rebecca101 <Rebecca...@discussions.microsoft.com> > wrote: > > Hi, > > I am trying to convert a Word document to a PDF file using Microsoft Office > > Word 2003. I'm hesitant to download free programs as the computer I'm using > > is not my own. I have converted a Word document to PDF once before from > > within Word, and didn't need any external software. I obtained these > > instructions from a website, but for some reason I can't seem to locate this > > information again. Can anyone please advise how this is done? > > Thanking you in advance, > > Rebecca > > If Adobe Acrobat (not Adobe Reader) is on your computer, then simply > Print the document (don't use the button on the toolbar -- that > automatically sends your document to the default printer). Use Ctrl-P > and in the printer selection box, select Adobe Acrobat from the list, > and click OK. It'll try to save the pdf in your "My Documents" folder, > and if that's not ok, browse to where you want to store it. > > If Acrobat isn't on your computer, a free download that works is > "pdf995". > Thanks Grammatim, that has solved my problem too, thank god for helpfull people like you.     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           fleur 10/2/2008 1:38 PM PST   A great solution to the same problem I had! Work perfectly! "grammatim" wrote: > On Jan 22, 7:18 pm, Rebecca101 <Rebecca...@discussions.microsoft.com> > wrote: > > Hi, > > I am trying to convert a Word document to a PDF file using Microsoft Office > > Word 2003. I'm hesitant to download free programs as the computer I'm using > > is not my own. I have converted a Word document to PDF once before from > > within Word, and didn't need any external software. I obtained these > > instructions from a website, but for some reason I can't seem to locate this > > information again. Can anyone please advise how this is done? > > Thanking you in advance, > > Rebecca > > If Adobe Acrobat (not Adobe Reader) is on your computer, then simply > Print the document (don't use the button on the toolbar -- that > automatically sends your document to the default printer). Use Ctrl-P > and in the printer selection box, select Adobe Acrobat from the list, > and click OK. It'll try to save the pdf in your "My Documents" folder, > and if that's not ok, browse to where you want to store it. > > If Acrobat isn't on your computer, a free download that works is > "pdf995". >     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           L'il Rachelle 11/17/2008 10:14 AM PST   This worked for me too, great, Thanks!!! "grammatim" wrote: > On Jan 22, 7:18 pm, Rebecca101 <Rebecca...@discussions.microsoft.com> > wrote: > > Hi, > > I am trying to convert a Word document to a PDF file using Microsoft Office > > Word 2003. I'm hesitant to download free programs as the computer I'm using > > is not my own. I have converted a Word document to PDF once before from > > within Word, and didn't need any external software. I obtained these > > instructions from a website, but for some reason I can't seem to locate this > > information again. Can anyone please advise how this is done? > > Thanking you in advance, > > Rebecca > > If Adobe Acrobat (not Adobe Reader) is on your computer, then simply > Print the document (don't use the button on the toolbar -- that > automatically sends your document to the default printer). Use Ctrl-P > and in the printer selection box, select Adobe Acrobat from the list, > and click OK. It'll try to save the pdf in your "My Documents" folder, > and if that's not ok, browse to where you want to store it. > > If Acrobat isn't on your computer, a free download that works is > "pdf995". >     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           jeff 10/10/2009 7:36 PM PST   thank you, I'm tired and its late and had paper due in my grad program and had a brain fart. thanks you rock. "grammatim" wrote: > On Jan 22, 7:18 pm, Rebecca101 <Rebecca...@discussions.microsoft.com> > wrote: > > Hi, > > I am trying to convert a Word document to a PDF file using Microsoft Office > > Word 2003. I'm hesitant to download free programs as the computer I'm using > > is not my own. I have converted a Word document to PDF once before from > > within Word, and didn't need any external software. I obtained these > > instructions from a website, but for some reason I can't seem to locate this > > information again. Can anyone please advise how this is done? > > Thanking you in advance, > > Rebecca > > If Adobe Acrobat (not Adobe Reader) is on your computer, then simply > Print the document (don't use the button on the toolbar -- that > automatically sends your document to the default printer). Use Ctrl-P > and in the printer selection box, select Adobe Acrobat from the list, > and click OK. It'll try to save the pdf in your "My Documents" folder, > and if that's not ok, browse to where you want to store it. > > If Acrobat isn't on your computer, a free download that works is > "pdf995". >     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           Graham Mayor 1/22/2008 11:38 PM PST   Word 2003 has never had an option to create PDFs, so if you want to create them and you don't already have a PDF creation utility installed, you will have to add one. PrimoPDF is suitably innocuous. -- <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Rebecca101 wrote: > Hi, > I am trying to convert a Word document to a PDF file using Microsoft > Office Word 2003. I'm hesitant to download free programs as the > computer I'm using is not my own. I have converted a Word document to > PDF once before from within Word, and didn't need any external > software. I obtained these instructions from a website, but for some > reason I can't seem to locate this information again. Can anyone > please advise how this is done? > Thanking you in advance, > Rebecca     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           kantibhai 5/27/2008 11:12 AM PST   "Rebecca101" wrote: > Hi, > I am trying to convert a Word document to a PDF file using Microsoft Office > Word 2003. I'm hesitant to download free programs as the computer I'm using > is not my own. I have converted a Word document to PDF once before from > within Word, and didn't need any external software. I obtained these > instructions from a website, but for some reason I can't seem to locate this > information again. Can anyone please advise how this is done? > Thanking you in advance, > Rebecca     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           Butterfly 8/12/2008 2:43 PM PST   "Rebecca101" wrote: > Hi, > I am trying to convert a Word document to a PDF file using Microsoft Office > Word 2003. I'm hesitant to download free programs as the computer I'm using > is not my own. I have converted a Word document to PDF once before from > within Word, and didn't need any external software. I obtained these > instructions from a website, but for some reason I can't seem to locate this > information again. Can anyone please advise how this is done? > Thanking you in advance, > Rebecca     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           thigdesigns 2/5/2009 9:20 PM PST   "Rebecca101" wrote: > Hi, > I am trying to convert a Word document to a PDF file using Microsoft Office > Word 2003. I'm hesitant to download free programs as the computer I'm using > is not my own. I have converted a Word document to PDF once before from > within Word, and didn't need any external software. I obtained these > instructions from a website, but for some reason I can't seem to locate this > information again. Can anyone please advise how this is done? > Thanking you in advance, > Rebecca     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           thigdesigns 2/5/2009 9:22 PM PST   One option is to use a website based converter. No software to download and best of all its free. There is no limit to the amount you can do. See www.media-convert.com "Rebecca101" wrote: > Hi, > I am trying to convert a Word document to a PDF file using Microsoft Office > Word 2003. I'm hesitant to download free programs as the computer I'm using > is not my own. I have converted a Word document to PDF once before from > within Word, and didn't need any external software. I obtained these > instructions from a website, but for some reason I can't seem to locate this > information again. Can anyone please advise how this is done? > Thanking you in advance, > Rebecca     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top         Return to Microsoft Communities   Notify me of replies     More...