Microsoft Word "Save as PDF" landscape mode print dialog

[rootbeer]

Version: 2008 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) Processor: Intel Hello folks

If you have a word document that alternates between portrait and landscape pages and try to save that file as a PDF, word will only save from page 1 to the first landscape page, then show a print dialog.

I've tested this with several documents and I'm assuming this is default behavior (for some reason?!)..

Is there any way to avoid this and just get the document to save itself without any problems?

Thanks for any help.

 

[CyberTaz]

Unfortunately, no, this cannot be avoided. Your only option is to create
multiple PDFs then join them into a single file using Apple's Preview.app or
one of the PDF 'stitcher' utilities available -- most of which are freeware
or nominal shareware.

FWIW, this is not Word's doing. The PDF engines available for the Mac OS as
well as many other print drivers are not written to handle section breaks
elegantly, especially where layout changes (margins, orientation) occur.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[rootbeer]

That's to bad. I was using AppleScript to automate saving word files to PDF. I already have an alternate version that prints the file as PDF, which works, but it's not very elegant.

Thanks for your quick reply though.

Cheers

 

[Phillip Jones, C.E.T.]

I've found a new PDF utility.
http://www.codepoetry.net/projects/cups-pdf-for-mosx

you might try this. I've been using for several days. I haven't tried,
word documents with section breaks. it does work with Page Breaks. I
know it's fast.