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klav - 30 Nov 2005 14:59 GMT

I have a macro that I am using to convert a Word file to a PDF. I am changing
the activeprinter to "Adobe PDF" to do this. When you manually change your
printer to "Adobe PDF" you have access to the Properties dialog box which
allows you to specify certain security for the PDF -- set a password,
restrict editing, etc.

I would like to be able to set these security settings within my macro but I
don't see how you can get to the properties dialog settings by using code.
Does anyone know how to accomplish this?

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Jezebel - 01 Dec 2005 09:09 GMT

It depends on on which version of Acrobat you are using. You don't have
direct access to the adobe dialog; but the dialog updates the registry and
you can change these registry settings directly. For Acrobat 6, look at
HKCU\software\Adobe\Acrobat\6.0\global (I think that's it....). Certainly
the settings for prompt for filename and open completed file are there.

>I have a macro that I am using to convert a Word file to a PDF. I am
>changing
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> don't see how you can get to the properties dialog settings by using code.
> Does anyone know how to accomplish this?

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klav - 04 Jan 2006 12:52 GMT

I'm using Acrobat 6.0. I don't know how to use the registry.

I see there are VB codes called SaveSetting, Getsetting, Deletesetting but I
don't know how to apply them -- these codes require arguments for application
name, section, key, and default. Can you provide me with an example?

> It depends on on which version of Acrobat you are using. You don't have
> direct access to the adobe dialog; but the dialog updates the registry and
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> > don't see how you can get to the properties dialog settings by using code.
> > Does anyone know how to accomplish this?

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP - 04 Jan 2006 15:01 GMT

This was from an earlier post by Jezebel

If you're using Acrobat 6 --

1. Add a reference to AdobePDFMaker to your VBA project.

2. Use the instruction: AdobePDFMaker.ConvertToGelatoPDF

The PDF will have the same name as the Word document, and be put in the same
folder. You can then rename it as you need. To make sure you get no prompts
from Acrobat, a) Make sure the Word document is saved, and b) check that
there is no existing PDF file that will get overwritten.

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> I'm using Acrobat 6.0. I don't know how to use the registry.
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>> > code.
>> > Does anyone know how to accomplish this?

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klav - 04 Jan 2006 19:00 GMT

I am using the printer driver to turn the item into a pdf from within Word
(i.e., file / print / and then selecting "adobe pdf" as the printer).

Is AdobePDFMaker a macro?

> This was from an earlier post by Jezebel
>
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> >> > code.
> >> > Does anyone know how to accomplish this?

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP - 05 Jan 2006 21:14 GMT

No, it's Template containing macros that is located in C:\Program
Files\Microsoft Office\Office##\Startup

ConvertToGelatoPDF is a macro contained in that template.

Unfortunately, the template is protected so you can't get at the code of the
macro.

To prevent the prompts from appearing, you need to have the adobe printer
driver selected in the File>Print menu and then click on the Properties box
and uncheck the Prompt for Adobe PDF Filename and probably also the View
Adobe PDF Results.

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Hope this helps.

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services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

>I am using the printer driver to turn the item into a pdf from within Word
> (i.e., file / print / and then selecting "adobe pdf" as the printer).
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>> >> > code.
>> >> > Does anyone know how to accomplish this?

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