Microsoft Word 97 & PDF Files

I send out a newsletter that I compose in Microsoft Word 97. I have always had the option to save as a PDF file so everyone that I e-mail it to could read it. I had to format my computer and re-install "Word." Now I no longer have the option to "Save as PDF." Can anyone tell me how to get this option back please.

 

As far as I am concerned the option to save as pdf is not incorporate in the Microsoft Products, but you should have the Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 installed on your computer so that you can save to that format.

Note that the free version of the Acrobat Reader does not include that option.

 

Reply Re: PDF

Thanks for the reply. However I have been using Microsoft Word 97 for about three years and the option to save as PDF was always there. It was under "File - Save As" The next line was "Save as PDF."
I have the free version of Acrobat Reader 5. I was using Version 4 until 5 came out. However the option was still there to save as a PDF file from Word 97.
I don't know where it came from, but it was always there until I re-installed the program.
Many have told me that you could not do that, but they saw it work on my system.
Again, Thanks for the reply.

 

WayneH

Perhaps sometime in the past 3 years you downloaded a small file which added the .pdf to your installation of Word?

I used to have an update service (Norton, I think) which was always finding MS Office additions that I could add to Word, Excel, and Access.

My Word 97 doesn "t have save as .pdf either.

 

Look here..

Acrobat

Looks like you need something called PDFMaker..

 

PDF Files

I don't recall ever downloading anything to create PDF files. I checked all over the Adobe page and tried what they suggested. Still not able to do what I need to do. Thanks for the replies. I'll keep looking.

 

Hey Wayne

I just remembered something about installing Office. If you took the "Typical" install, the file converters may not be loaded. I pu;lled tis trick on myself in one of my many installs.

Insert your Office CD and check the installed files in the Word part. When you click on details it will show "converters" at the bottom of the window.

 

PDF conversion is not part of Word, its part of Acrobat. Since you reinstalled Word, I think you need to uninstall/reinstall Reader. According to Adobe, you need minimum version 5.0.

Adobe

 

It spunds as if you have the Adobe
4 installed and it was linked with Word97
Usually Word functions if called for will offer you the option to reinstall and then
you have to put your MSword disk in.
Check and see if you have adobe, you should see Adobe distiller in your
printer collection. Also there are some
PDF converters too that soeone may
have installed on your word before you got it.

 

AHA!!

I found the answer!! I finally got around to installing my scanner again. On the scanner install CD is the program Adobe Photo Deluxe. When I installed that program, the option to "Create Adobe PDF" re-appeared in MS Word.
Thanks to all for the help. Now if I can remember this in case I have to format the system again I'll be alright.
Thanks for this board and keep up the good work.