converting a Publisher file to PDF

K

km

I'm new to MS Publisher 2003 and will be creating a document that will
eventually be sent to a commercial printer. I have been told to convert the
publisher document to a PDF and send the PDF to the printer. I have two
questions: #1 Can I save the Publisher document as a Postscript file and
send this to the printer without having to do the next step and create a PDF
from the original, which would save me the hassle of having to purchase Adobe
Acrobat? #2 Is it better to add colour and/or watemarks to a Publisher
document while it is still in Publisher or is it easier or better to do this
in the Acrobat program after the document has been converted to a PDF.
 
K

km

JoAnn Paules said:
Download PrimoPDF and just create the .pdf file in one step. And do
everything before you convert it.
--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
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Great! Thanks for the suggestion. I'll try it.

Another 2 questions:
1) Can I do preflight testing using the PrimoPDF program?
2) Does this program include a distiller (similar to Adobe Acrobat) where
advanced settings can be changed? If it does, I would like to change the
distiller settings to "high quality print" before converting the document to
a PDF and sending the PDF to a commercial printer.
 
J

JoAnn Paules

I'm not familiar with the term pre-flight as it applies to this subject. Can
you explain?

No distiller - just print.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


km said:
JoAnn Paules said:
Download PrimoPDF and just create the .pdf file in one step. And do
everything before you convert it.
--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
Click to expand...

Great! Thanks for the suggestion. I'll try it.

Another 2 questions:
1) Can I do preflight testing using the PrimoPDF program?
2) Does this program include a distiller (similar to Adobe Acrobat) where
advanced settings can be changed? If it does, I would like to change the
distiller settings to "high quality print" before converting the document
to
a PDF and sending the PDF to a commercial printer.
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P

PrintPapa

Don't use any cheap PDF converters other than the Adobe Proffesional Version
as these cheap or free PDF coverters create messy PDFs. I own a commercial
pritning facility www.printpapa.com and trust me I see all these PDF's
created from Publisher file using these cheap PDF coverters. So be carefull.
 
M

Matt Beals

I'm not familiar with the term pre-flight as it applies to this subject. Can
you explain?

No distiller - just print.
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Preflight is simply a process by which you grade the quality of the incoming
file primarily on technical merits, not design aesthetics.

For preflighting you would need to use something like PitStop Professional,
a plug-in for Acrobat Professional, or the built in preflight function of
Acrobat Professional 6.0 and later. Being that Adobe bundled preflighting
into Acrobat already it makes the most sense since you won't have to lay out
another $600 for PitStop.

There are a number of default preflight settings that you can use in order
to preflight the PDF no matter where it comes from. Primo is not so bad
itself. The problem that most printers will have is that everything will
come in as RGB. This scares printers so they tend to shy away from it and
refuse the work or charge extra for taking it in.

Myself, I love Publisher files. I'll take them any day of the week. It's all
the same to me since I have tools and the experience to deal with them
efficiently. If you need something printed from Publisher or any other
Office product let me know and I can help you out with the printing. I have
printers all over the country that print conventionally and digitally. And
they won't balk at getting Publisher files, they'll love it!

Matt Beals
Consultant
Enfocus Certified Trainer
Markzware Recognized Trainer
(206) 618-2537 - Cell
(720) 367-3869 - eFax
mailto:[email protected]

Come visit me at:

http://www.mattbeals.com
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http://blog.mattbeals.com

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O

Odysseus

Preflight is simply a process by which you grade the quality of the incoming
file primarily on technical merits, not design aesthetics.

For preflighting you would need to use something like PitStop Professional,
a plug-in for Acrobat Professional, or the built in preflight function of
Acrobat Professional 6.0 and later. Being that Adobe bundled preflighting
into Acrobat already it makes the most sense since you won't have to lay out
another $600 for PitStop.
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True, as far as that goes. But while Acrobat's own preflight function
can *identify* most problems, it can rarely do much to *fix* them.
That's where PitStop and other such plug-ins come into their own.
 

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