How do I save a project as a PDF document

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Alegtr

I have a Microsoft Project file that I want to distribute as an Adobe PDF
How do I save it as this type of file
 
G

Gérard Ducouret

Hi,
On the Internet (Google), try to find a PDFwriter. Some of them are free.
Install it. It works like a printer : File / Print and select the new pdf
printer.
Hope this helps,

Gérard Ducouret
 
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gary

I have downloaded the MS Save as PDF add-in for MS Project, yet I still
cannot print to a pdf option - the "pdf" option isn't there when I got to
print. Ideas? Please note I did successfully download the save as pdf for
word, and that works just dandy. Any ideas? Thanks.
 
J

JulieS

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gary

Thanks Julie. You know, in Project 07 I searched help on "save as pdf" and
it brought me to the Project Help screen where it told me I could download
the save as pdf plug in from MS. Then you are right, that plug in does not
support Project. Why the link to plug is provided in Project is another
question that I can't answer.

Related question since you're a Project whiz: When I save down to Project
2000-2003 format, people using Project 2003 can't seem to open the file.
It's not a single user issue, many people that I send these files to can't
open them. Any thoughts?
 
J

JulieS

Hi Gary,

You're welcome and thanks for the feedback. To your question about
Project 2007 files saved as 2003 files, I run both versions (one in a
virtual PC) and I've not seen any problems with opening the files in
2003. You mention that users cannot open the file -- any error messages
displayed?

I hope this helps. Let us know how you get along.

Julie
Project MVP

Visit http://project.mvps.org/ for the FAQs and additional information
about Microsoft Project
 
G

gary

Julie,

Unfortunately I still have this problem. I am running Project 2007 Pro, and
when I save as an 00-03 format, no one (regardless of whether they running 03
Pro or Standard) can open the file. They get the popup asking them to
download a converter, which brings them to the MS page saying the converter
won't be available until Q4 07.

Any ideas? I have seen posts about this in the past, and it seems that it's
fairly random in terms of who is having this issue and who is not. There
hasn't been any sort of definitive answer.

Thanks
Gary
 
J

JulieS

Hi Gary,

I'm afraid I don't have a "definitive" answer either -- but let's start
with the first questions - are your users of Project 2003 running SP-2?

Are you using a trial version of Project 2007?

I hope this helps. Let us know how you get along.

Julie
Project MVP

Visit http://project.mvps.org/ for the FAQs and additional information
about Microsoft Project
 
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Rivan

Hi Julie,
Look at some of the other conversations in this group. Saving 2007 as 2003
creates files htat can not be opened by the people I work with. I am suing
Office Enterprise nad project Professional and it is definitely not a trial
version.

There is a simple solution. MS needs to allow Project 2007 to work in a
compatibility mode with Project 2003 files. MS Word 2007 does this.

I will need to reinstall 2003.
Thanks,
 
J

JulieS

Rivan said:
Hi Julie,
Look at some of the other conversations in this group. Saving 2007 as
2003
creates files htat can not be opened by the people I work with. I am
suing
Office Enterprise nad project Professional and it is definitely not a
trial
version.

There is a simple solution. MS needs to allow Project 2007 to work in
a
compatibility mode with Project 2003 files. MS Word 2007 does this.

I will need to reinstall 2003.
Thanks,
<snip>

Hello Rivan,

Yes, since my original reply to Gary back in April there have been more
reports about troubles opening Project 2007 files in Project 2003. Yes,
the "solution" you suggest would be helpful.

But no, sorry, I don't work for Microsoft and have no ability to dictate
their decisions on what features they include in their software.

Julie
 

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