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How to (automatically) convert Word doc using Distiller?

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2007-11-07 05:50:08
ncsthbell
Registered: Nov 6 2007
Posts: 13
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I need to copy word docs into a specific folder location and use Distiller 'file watch' to initate the conversion to pdf and send it to another folder location. From what I have read about Distiller, I need to make the file a 'postscript' file first. Maybe that is where I am failing. I have been renaming my filename.doc to filename.ps then trying to use Distiller for the conversion and I get errors. How do I make the word doc a post script file correctly?
I support an Access application that actually creates some word docs and my users want to be able to 'click a button' and have these word docs converted to pdf. They do not want to go into each doc and do it manually. For this, I thought Distiller would be the way to go.
I have Adobe Pro 8, running MS Office 2000 on Windows XP. This is the first time I have used Adobe.

HELP!!!

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2007-11-08 07:51:04
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lkassuba
ExpertTeam
Registered: Jun 28 2007
Posts: 3636
Do you want to add links/bookmarks to the PDFs created from Word? There are two ways to create a PDF from Word, the PDFMaker macro or the Adobe PDF print driver. If you don't need links or bookmarks you can just automate Word to print to the Adobe PDF printer. Just keep in mind that Acrobat 8 Pro. is not a server-based product so you would need to Acrobat installed on the desktops where your end-users want to create the PDFs.

Lori Kassuba is an AUC Expert and Community Manager for AcrobatUsers.com.

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2007-11-08 08:37:24
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gkaiseril
Expert
Registered: Feb 23 2006
Posts: 4308
Distiller converts PS, Post Scirpt, file types to PDF and will not directly process a Word Doc file. It is used by the PDF Maker macro to process the intermediate PS file created during the conversion process.

The "Watched Files" folders of Distiller will not process a Word Doc, they are used to convert masses of PS files usually automatically created form applications creating report(s) as output, like billing or financial reporting systems.

George Kaiser

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