Problem converting Word Documents into pdf

[dave_...@adobeforums.com]

Hi Folks - and Happy New Year to You!

I'm using version Adobe 7.0.

I written an e-book and can't get the darn thing to convert into a pdf file. Sometimes it works -- sometimes it doesn't.

I suspect the problem is with my many embedded graphics. I have created Microsoft Powerpoint slides, and have cut and pasted them into my ebook as objects inserted between the paragraphs of text.

When converting from the "Convert to Adobe PDF" button in my Word Toolbar, it gets all the way through and finally has an error at the end saying: "an error occured while creating a temporary file; Word was unable to write some of the embedded objects due to insufficient memory or disk space"

I have Adobe set with a password to protect copying, and the Word file size is around 1Mb.

My computer is only a year old, and I have 23 Gb of free space.

I'm using Windows Professional XP and Word 2002

Please reply asap or email me on davel...@yahoo.com

You Have My Best Regards

Dave

[Aandi_...@adobeforums.com]

To do the conversion, you are using Acrobat ("Adobe version 7" could
be lots of things, but only Acrobat Standard or Acrobat Professional
would add the Word icon). I recommend the Acrobat Windows forum, lots
more people there who might be able to help. Good luck,

Aandi Inston

[dave_...@adobeforums.com]

Thanks Aandi,

My clever nephew has said get the free software on this link and it will work a treat - no more bloat-ware from Adobe!!

<http://www.cutepdf.com/Products/CutePDF/writer.asp>

Best Regards

Dave

[Waken_|_NetB...@adobeforums.com]

Sufficient PC memory (RAM) is very important. For years, I have been having troubles opening large pdf file. My pc either get hang or an error pop up.

After adding an extra RAM (now totalling 1G, everything is fine:)

May be you should add a RAM to your pc. It really speed things up. (RAM is different from the amount of empty space your hard disk has)

Hope this help.

[Ang...@adobeforums.com]

Thanx ronsfi.

[Will_...@adobeforums.com]

I had the same problem, till I ended up using Open Office and I was able to easily convert the Word docs to pdf and also have
hyperlinked URL's

[Roger_K...@adobeforums.com]

Hi,
I have tried to get this right for a few days now Finally found some info at

<http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=330729>

See point 2 below.

Creating PDF files by using PDFMaker

You can convert Word files from within either Word or Acrobat. Because both applications use PDFMaker, you can achieve the same results in either application.
To create a PDF file from within Word:
1. Exit from all applications except Word to minimize processing time. To further minimize processing time, complete the following:
-- If the document contains several fonts, either reduce the number of fonts or replace TrueType fonts with Type 1 fonts.
-- If the document contains large or complex tables, reduce the number of columns and rows.

2. If the document contains hyperlinks, make sure that the page margins are .8 inch or larger.

3. To add features such as font embedding and compression to your PDF file, choose Adobe PDF > Change Conversion Settings. (To create customized job options settings with these features, edit the conversion settings. For more information, see "Editing the PDFMaker Conversion Settings" in the Acrobat Help.)

Isn't it totally obvious to anyone that the margins have to be at least 0.8 inches for hyperlinks to work.....
I made a new page format slightly larger and increased the margins. After making the PDF file i trimmed it in Adobe. Worked like a dream...

Roger

Roger

[write...@adobeforums.com]

Rather than copying your PowerPoint slides into your doc, it might work better if you did screen shots of the slides, then inserted those as .jpg or .gif files. Also, think of whether or not the user will want to print your ebook. If it's screen only viewing, 72dpi images are fine. Otherwise, to print, save your graphics at 300dpi.
Good luck.

[Carrie...@adobeforums.com]

hi

I work on a Mac. I created a PDF from a Word doc. The graphic looks great in Word and prints fine, but looks bitmapped on screen. The image is a JPG. Any ideas?

[MM_Ca...@adobeforums.com]

I have tried various pdf-converters but I find Open Office the easiest to use. So easy that I sometimes worry about the effectivity of the security settings...