mass conversion to PDF

[JanAdam]

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.

 

[Jean-Guy Marcil]

JanAdam was telling us:
JanAdam nous racontait que :

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.

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?


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Salut!
_______________________________________
Jean-Guy Marcil - Word MVP
(e-mail address removed)
Word MVP site: http://www.word.mvps.org

 

[JanAdam]

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.

 

[Jezebel]

Unfortunately, every version of Acrobat seems to change everything.

 

[Jean-Guy Marcil]

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...

--
Salut!
_______________________________________
Jean-Guy Marcil - Word MVP
(e-mail address removed)
Word MVP site: http://www.word.mvps.org