Am trying to create PDF out of a MSW doc with text and images. I created it using MSW and text / photo boxes so it would appear as a news article. I want to upload it to a website - Would prefer to upload it as a single PDF file and then just link the file, rather than recreate in web - mainly because my tech dumb self finds it easier to use MSW than to use the website models, and it would require writing and inserting images twice ... But, when I convert the Doc to PDF, the images all go out of alignment ? Any advice here ... Photos are processed as .jpeg in PSE 13, and the MSW doc created in MSW 2016 ... thx M44 My other option is to print the MSW doc and photograph it ... but would rather convert and save PDF, so later I can edit if necessary.

My Word 2010 saves pdfs perfectly. However, I don't know if that's native or because I have Acrobat and it added the save feature to Word.

Get a free pdf printer program, like "pdfcreator". Then you just print your material, choosing that as the printer, and you get a pdf, which you can do with what you wish.

obgraham wrote:Get a free pdf printer program, like "pdfcreator". Then you just print your material, choosing that as the printer, and you get a pdf, which you can do with what you wish.Yes, I can print it in MSW, I want to create a saved pdf instead - otherwise, I can just print and photograph it. Was trying to save a step, because I have a lot of these to save and post.I'm trying to figure out why the MSW file converts to PDF, but the images shift out of place when I convert MSW to PDF ...Might be I'll just have to print and photo ... :(

What version of Word are you using?

monkey44 wrote:obgraham wrote:Get a free pdf printer program, like "pdfcreator". Then you just print your material, choosing that as the printer, and you get a pdf, which you can do with what you wish.Yes, I can print it in MSW, I want to create a saved pdf instead - otherwise, I can just print and photograph it. Was trying to save a step, because I have a lot of these to save and post.I'm trying to figure out why the MSW file converts to PDF, but the images shift out of place when I convert MSW to PDF ...Might be I'll just have to print and photo ... :(Monkey44obgraham gave you good advice, but I don't think you understand it. When you use a print to PDF program you don't print the page, you save it as a PDF file. My Windows 10 comes with Microsoft Print To PDF installed (I think). When I want to save a file as PDF I select File, Print, then in the Print dialog box I select Microsoft Print To PDF in the drop-down box where you select your printer. So instead of the file going to your printer it goes to Microsoft Print To PDF and then it asks you where you want to save the file and then the PDF file is created at that location (nothing prints).

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joebedford
Nomad II
Dec 15, 2017
My Word 2010 saves pdfs perfectly. However, I don't know if that's native or because I have Acrobat and it added the save feature to Word.
obgraham
Explorer
Dec 15, 2017
Get a free pdf printer program, like "pdfcreator". Then you just print your material, choosing that as the printer, and you get a pdf, which you can do with what you wish.
monkey44
Nomad II
Dec 15, 2017
obgraham wrote:
Get a free pdf printer program, like "pdfcreator". Then you just print your material, choosing that as the printer, and you get a pdf, which you can do with what you wish.

Yes, I can print it in MSW, I want to create a saved pdf instead - otherwise, I can just print and photograph it. Was trying to save a step, because I have a lot of these to save and post.

I'm trying to figure out why the MSW file converts to PDF, but the images shift out of place when I convert MSW to PDF ...

Might be I'll just have to print and photo ... :(
jcpainter
Explorer
Dec 15, 2017
What version of Word are you using?
DallasSteve
Nomad
Dec 15, 2017
monkey44 wrote:
obgraham wrote:
Get a free pdf printer program, like "pdfcreator". Then you just print your material, choosing that as the printer, and you get a pdf, which you can do with what you wish.

Yes, I can print it in MSW, I want to create a saved pdf instead - otherwise, I can just print and photograph it. Was trying to save a step, because I have a lot of these to save and post.

I'm trying to figure out why the MSW file converts to PDF, but the images shift out of place when I convert MSW to PDF ...

Might be I'll just have to print and photo ... :(

Monkey44

obgraham gave you good advice, but I don't think you understand it. When you use a print to PDF program you don't print the page, you save it as a PDF file. My Windows 10 comes with Microsoft Print To PDF installed (I think). When I want to save a file as PDF I select File, Print, then in the Print dialog box I select Microsoft Print To PDF in the drop-down box where you select your printer. So instead of the file going to your printer it goes to Microsoft Print To PDF and then it asks you where you want to save the file and then the PDF file is created at that location (nothing prints).
paulcardoza
Explorer
Dec 15, 2017
Using Word 2010 here.

File---- Save as --- then select pdf type doc to save it as.
p220sigman
Explorer
Dec 15, 2017
You may be able to select Print as a PDF from your program. When you click on Print, look at where you change the printer and see if PDF is an option.
magicbus
Explorer II
Dec 15, 2017
As others have tried to explain, you are installing a printer device that prints to a PDF file instead of to paper. After using a few I settled on CutePDF although there are a number of others.

Dave
rk911
Explorer
Dec 15, 2017
I've been using PDF ReDirect for years to convert documents to PDFs from many different programs and apps...Word, Excel, NotePad, etc. there is a free and a Pro version. but check your "File Save As' options. my Word 2007 can save a document as a PDF.
George3037
Explorer
Dec 15, 2017
Another free program is Libre Office which will let you save a file as a pdf. It works with Adobe reader and you export to pdf.
I had an old version of Office that will not work with my latest Windows version so now I use Libre Office. I couldn't justify buying the new Office program.

https://www.liLibre Officebreoffice.org/

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