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MS Office Forum / Word / Programming / February 2006mass conversion to PDF
To convert multiple office files to multiple pdf files one has to 1. Set PDF as a default printer 2. Disable all PDF prompts for confirming file names, etc. This can be done under Acrobat settings or under PDF printer properties 3. Create a new folder named *my Documents* in ...Adobe/Acrobat/Distllr folder 4. Select files to be converted, e.g. in Windows Explorer, right click and click Print. Many thanks to Jezebel for helping with sorting this thing out. You saved me hours of boring work. The newly created PDF files are placed in the above mentioned my Document folder retaining their original name. Strangely, this folder is not created at the Acrobat installation, but without it, conversion to PDF via print command returns an error.  SignatureJanAdam JanAdam was telling us: JanAdam nous racontait que : > To convert multiple office files to multiple pdf files one has to > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > is not created at the Acrobat installation, but without it, > conversion to PDF via print command returns an error. Thanks for reporting back,. I did some testing and I thought I should share my results with those interested in the subject: (BTW, what Office and Acrobat version are you using?) On my computer (Office 2003 and Acrobat 6.0.3), I did not need to create the My Documents folder in the Dstllr folder. The PDF were automatically saved in my standard My Documents folder. Also, It is worth noting that the disabling of File name prompting or result viewing must be done from the Adobe PDF printer properties. Not from the Word Adobe Tool bar. Those settings only work in relation to documents created through the Acrobat macro (toolbar). Finally, on my computer, when I right click Word (or Excel or PowerPoint) files, I have three PDF options: "Convert to Adobe PDF", "Convert to Adobe PDF & email" and "Combine and convert to Adobe PDF". If I use the first option, PDF files are created in the same folder as the one I right-clicked from. But If I use the PDF Default printer, they are created in the My Documents folder.. Weird, no? SignatureSalut! _______________________________________ Jean-Guy Marcil - Word MVP jmarcilREMOVE@CAPSsympatico.caTHISTOO Word MVP site: http://www.word.mvps.org Jean-Guy, Good to know that my reporting was of interest. I have been working on two computers, one with Office 2003 pro and Acrobat 6.0.4, the other Office 2000 pro and Acrobat 6.0.? (I cannot check it now), both under W2K pro. In both cases I had the same error messages. After adding *my Document* folder to Dstllr, everything worked. Indeed, I was changing Acrobat settings from the PDF printer properties and did not do any further testing. I just knew that there was an access to the settings from the Acrobat tool bar. SignatureJanAdam > JanAdam was telling us: > JanAdam nous racontait que : [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > from. But If I use the PDF Default printer, they are created in the My > Documents folder.. Weird, no? Unfortunately, every version of Acrobat seems to change everything. > Jean-Guy, > Good to know that my reporting was of interest. [quoted text clipped - 59 lines] >> from. But If I use the PDF Default printer, they are created in the My >> Documents folder.. Weird, no? Jezebel was telling us: Jezebel nous racontait que : > Unfortunately, every version of Acrobat seems to change everything. I can't believe how crappy their programming is... I do not think that they have the word "Standards" in their vocabulary... SignatureSalut! _______________________________________ Jean-Guy Marcil - Word MVP jmarcilREMOVE@CAPSsympatico.caTHISTOO Word MVP site: http://www.word.mvps.org |
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