converting a file to pdf?

[Lori]

Is it possible to save a file created in Publisher as a pdf? Or a way to
convert one to a pdf file?

Any help is really appreciated!

Thanks!

 

[Mary Sauer]

The Microsoft Plug-in does seem to work really well. It is simple and easy to
use. I don't know what the free version of Primo has to offer.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Erika,

I have both and I find that I rarely use the add-in. Yes, it works but since
I use more programs than just Office, I find it's easier to always make my
..pdf files one way. PrimoPDF now allows you to append multiple files to a
..pdf, which I do now and then. The add-in doesn't do that.

One can argue that it's "easier" to do a Save As than do go thru Primo's
process but a few extra clicks is not that big a deal. I'm busy, don't get
me wrong. Some days I feel like I need to schedule time to powder my nose.
If I ever get to the point where the time it takes to go thru two or three
mouse clicks is more time than I have, I'm going to re-evaluate my life!
Something would have to go and it wouldn't be PrimoPDF.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

 

[Ed Bennett]

John, is the Microsoft add-in an improvement over PrimoPDF? Thanks for
your opinion!

The Microsoft add-in gives better support for transparency than
PrimoPDF, is (IMO) nicer to use than PrimoPDF (it gives a standard Save
As dialog rather than a pop-up in the background pointing to the last
place you saved a PDF), gives (I think) tagged PDF output that is better
for users with disabilities than PrimoPDF's output, and keeps hyperlinks
active (beyond the functionality provided by Reader).

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Specifically only works in Office 2007.

 

[Matt Beals]

Resolution has an effect on size. But image compression has just as big
of an effect. You can have a extremely high resolution graphic (2400
dpi) that is compressed 95% may only be a hundred kilobytes or less.
Images from my 8.1 megapixel camera are about 4MB with super high
quality JPEG compression. But when you edit the image it is almost 18MB
uncompressed.