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Word or other program to PDF file - help?

stir_fryi SE Mich

15 years ago

I am creating a directory of names and phone numbers. Looking for a cheaper way to distribute than to actually have it printed.

Currently, all data is in an Access database (2007). I was thinking if I could export it to Word, format it nicely and then save it as a PDF file that could not be copied or altered -- then I could just e-mail it out to distribute it instead of printing.

Have no idea how to do this. Seems you have to buy special software to create a PDF file???

Any advice would be great.

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mikie_gw
15 years ago
OpenOffice.org I think will allow you to do that.
Big freeware program.
mike_kaiser_gw
15 years ago
You really have two questions here. The second is the easiest, there are a number of free PDF creation programs out there. I use PrimoPDF and it works fine.

As for your data, you can create reports in Access. I haven't used Access 2007 but it's not the most complicated thing to do although it's probably not as intuitive (or perhaps familiar) as Word. The other option is to create a mail merge in Word using the Access database as the data source. Pull out the information you want and order as you please.
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bob414
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Microsoft has provided a download to export files as pdf from Office 2007 programs. You can find it here.
stir_fryi SE Mich
Original Author
15 years ago
I installed the MS add-in SavetoPDF -- exactly what I needed -- thanks bob414
bob414
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I'm glad it helped. I use it for distributing a newsletter I create with MS Publisher 2007.

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