Can word open and Edit .ps Files

[Phillip M. Jones, CE.T.]

I have a pdf that starts out in Word and then converted to a PDF.

Problem is this one particular file changes almost daily.

AS anyone that use Acrobat know its a pain to edit changes in a PDF.

Acrobat is not a Word processor. you can make minor changes, but if your
not careful it throws off alignment.

Can save the word file as a .PS file and then be able to make the
editing changes in the PS file and regenerate the the PDF through Distiller?
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[Bill Weylock]

As far as I know, Word can¹t edit a PS file, although it can print to one.

Illustrator or Freehand can work with a PS file, I believe.

I don¹t understand, though... How does a PS file help anything? If you are
working with a Word file, why save (print, actually) it to a PS file as an
interim step. Wouldn¹t it be simpler and far easier to Distill the Word
file?


Best,


- Bill

I have a pdf that starts out in Word and then converted to a PDF.

Problem is this one particular file changes almost daily.

AS anyone that use Acrobat know its a pain to edit changes in a PDF.

Acrobat is not a Word processor. you can make minor changes, but if your
not careful it throws off alignment.

Can save the word file as a .PS file and then be able to make the
editing changes in the PS file and regenerate the the PDF through Distiller?

Panther 10.3.6
Office 2004
Windows XP Pro SP2
Office 2003

 

[Phillip M. Jones, CE.T.]

The reason is That you can drop .PS files directly on Distiller and it
will create PDF's it eliminates a step.

Gues I'll have to do as in past either recreate the PDF over and over or
edit in Acrobat, which ain't fun.

As far as I know, Word can’t edit a PS file, although it can print to one.

Illustrator or Freehand can work with a PS file, I believe.

I don’t understand, though... How does a PS file help anything? If you
are working with a Word file, why save (print, actually) it to a PS file
as an interim step. Wouldn’t it be simpler and far easier to Distill the
Word file?


Best,


- Bill


On 2/16/05 11:13 AM, in article (e-mail address removed),

I have a pdf that starts out in Word and then converted to a PDF.

Problem is this one particular file changes almost daily.

AS anyone that use Acrobat know its a pain to edit changes in a PDF.

Acrobat is not a Word processor. you can make minor changes, but if
your
not careful it throws off alignment.

Can save the word file as a .PS file and then be able to make the
editing changes in the PS file and regenerate the the PDF through
Distiller?





Panther 10.3.6
Office 2004
Windows XP Pro SP2
Office 2003

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[Bill Weylock]

Oh. Sorry. I haven¹t been trying to use Distiller or I would have seen that
immediately. Just tried it and of course you¹re right.

I know that experts in the group heap scorn on the PDF print capability of
OS X, but I have had not trouble with some fairly complex formatting. I have
not tried it extensively with graphic-intensive docs though.

If you¹re way ahead of me on this, sorry to intrude. Finding it difficult to
let anything go, however, I tried something that conceivably could work for
you.

Remembering that the old process was to select Distiller as a virtual
printer, I just went into Print Center and found a printer called Adobe PDF
7.0. Would that not be the equivalent and give good results?

Hope this helps and doesn¹t hinder.


Best,


- Bill

The reason is That you can drop .PS files directly on Distiller and it
will create PDF's it eliminates a step.

Gues I'll have to do as in past either recreate the PDF over and over or
edit in Acrobat, which ain't fun.

Panther 10.3.6
Office 2004
Windows XP Pro SP2
Office 2003

 

[Corentin Cras-Méneur [MVP]]

Can save the word file as a .PS file and then be able to make the
editing changes in the PS file and regenerate the the PDF through Distiller?

Word can use a .ps, but what it does with it is extremely limited. What
it displays is actually the embeded preview of the PS.
The only way I found to do something like this was to open the .ps in
Illustrator...


Corentin

 

[Tim Murray]

Can save the word file as a .PS file and then be able to make the
editing changes in the PS file and regenerate the the PDF through Distiller?

In a strict sense, yes, you can edit the .ps file, which is plain text. But
if you've even opened a PS file you'll know that it's not exactly a
straightforward task.