.Doc to .Pdf Convertor (That works)?

Tom Brite · 08-11-2009, 12:39 PM

Hey Warriors,

Im in a little bit of a rut at the moment!

I have two ebooks now that are in circulation but am not hapopy with the conversion of either of them. Frankly they look s*** compared to how i designed them origionally!

Their colours are different
Text is cut up in places
Their alignment is not the same
Some convertors don't keep the hyperlinks

So i need to know what you people use. I do have open office but have a killer template that only works with .doc file extentions and i prefer writing in microsoft office especially with their fonts too.

So any help is highly appreciated as this is something i over looked for a bit too long up until now!

Thanks
Tom Brite

ostrich99 · 08-11-2009, 12:40 PM

You can try using youconvertit.com as it converts from many file types to many file types and it's free.

I've used it several times, but haven't done a ton of DOC to PDF conversions through it, so give it a try and see how it works for you.

Voasi · 08-11-2009, 12:41 PM

You could download OpenOffice.org and work from there and then convert to PDF.

Jag82 · 08-11-2009, 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom Brite

Hey Warriors,

Im in a little bit of a rut at the moment!

I have two ebooks now that are in circulation but am not hapopy with the conversion of either of them. Frankly they look s*** compared to how i designed them origionally!

Their colours are different
Text is cut up in places
Their alignment is not the same
Some convertors don't keep the hyperlinks

So i need to know what you people use. I do have open office but have a killer template that only works with .doc file extentions and i prefer writing in microsoft office especially with their fonts too.

So any help is highly appreciated as this is something i over looked for a bit too long up until now!

Thanks
Tom Brite

Tom,

Here's a FREE PDF converter - being offered right here in the WF by Allen.

=> http://www.warriorforum.com/warrior-...-printing.html

Works well for me. Hope this helps!

Jag

itsliz · 08-11-2009, 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Voasi

You could download OpenOffice.org and work from there and then convert to PDF.

I also recommend OpenOffice. It's extremely simple, one click of the PDF icon in the toolbar and you're done. Plus it's free

http://www.openofficedownload.org

EDIT: You should be able to open and edit your .doc template with OpenOffice

Jesse Kemmerer · 08-11-2009, 12:47 PM

PrimoPDF works great.

monitorit · 08-11-2009, 12:50 PM

My favourite has to be google docs. Free and the links transfer as working.

txconx · 08-11-2009, 12:54 PM

CutePDF also works really well and is free.

dave830 · 08-11-2009, 12:56 PM

Tom,

I use CutePDF, never had any of the issues you described. Very light program that installs quick and appears as a print option.

Then, if you want to try something really cool with your PDF, take a peek at this video I made. I know your post is about ebooks that you're creating.. but this is a fun thing I do with ebooks I purchase.

Ebook Revolution: Easily Convert PDF eBooks to Cool Spiral Bound Booklets! | Dave Hamilton's 1SC Profit Tips

AverageGuy · 08-11-2009, 01:02 PM

you can use acrobat standard version, it has a writer. very easy to convert website/word, etc. to pdf.

david

Tom Brite · 08-11-2009, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jag82

Tom,

Here's a FREE PDF converter - being offered right here in the WF by Allen.

=> http://www.warriorforum.com/warrior-...-printing.html

Works well for me. Hope this helps!

Jag

I tried that one yesterday but couldn't get the required files to install so just gave up after 20 minutes of downloading different version!

Quote:

Originally Posted by itsliz

I also recommend OpenOffice. It's extremely simple, one click of the PDF icon in the toolbar and you're done. Plus it's free

OpenOffice - The Simplest All-In-One Office Suite

EDIT: You should be able to open and edit your .doc template with OpenOffice

I will try opening my saved file with open office now and see if that will work. But your right open office is so easy to convert it and it actually looks good and right when you convert it too!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jesse Kemmerer

PrimoPDF works great.

Thanks and i will take a look into that one when if these other things dont work or arnt quick enough!

Quote:

Originally Posted by monitorit

My favourite has to be google docs. Free and the links transfer as working.

I thought google docs then saved it to the web and everyone could find it!

Quote:

Originally Posted by txconx

CutePDF also works really well and is free.

Quote:

Originally Posted by dave830

Tom,

I use CutePDF, never had any of the issues you described. Very light program that installs quick and appears as a print option.

Then, if you want to try something really cool with your PDF, take a peek at this video I made. I know your post is about ebooks that you're creating.. but this is a fun thing I do with ebooks I purchase.

Ebook Revolution: Easily Convert PDF eBooks to Cool Spiral Bound Booklets! | Dave Hamilton's 1SC Profit Tips

Ah thanks for that suggestion (both of you).

Iv heard of cutepdf before now you mention it and it sounds promising! Will definatly take a look myself!

I also just watched your video, but unfortunatly i do enjoy reading ebooks on my pc and just read them all when every i am waiting for something or need a break. However i tend not to buy huge ones or if i do i just skim read most of it to find the important things!

Thanks everyone

Tom Brite

intromaster · 08-11-2009, 01:15 PM

I use PDF995 most of the time. It's free and works nicely for my needs.

There are soo many FREE programs out there that will let you convert .DOC to .PDF

tj · 08-11-2009, 01:18 PM

Tom, if you want to I can convert the doc files to pdf files with Acrobat ... normally Acrobat keeps the way you've formatted a word file .

Timo

PavanKumar · 08-11-2009, 01:22 PM

I would suggest you try PDF995. its good I have been using the same from last couple of years and never had a problem.

Scot Standke · 08-11-2009, 01:32 PM

Here's a free online one that I use from time to time in a pinch and it seems to work great:

Convert MS Word (doc) files to Adobe Acrobat files (pdf) for free. No login required.

Scot

Mark-Dickenson · 08-11-2009, 02:48 PM

Hello TOm,

I used this:

Online Document Converter | Art of Solving

Cute PDF did not lend itself to clickbable links in my experience...well, you could click on them but nothing would happen

Hope this helps

-Mark

barbling · 08-11-2009, 02:53 PM

I like "free" in lots of cases but not when it comes to producing my products, so I use Adobe Distiller.

Micheallatour · 08-11-2009, 03:05 PM

doc2pdf.net

Its free and works the BEST in my opinion hands down.

AdvancedSamurai · 08-11-2009, 03:14 PM

I use OpenOffice Writter. What you see is what you get.

MoaddinFM · 08-11-2009, 03:30 PM

Yeah, Open Office is by far one of THE BEST open source office application.

Istvan Horvath · 08-11-2009, 03:37 PM

I have tried quite a few from all the listed printers/converters.

I have a question to all of you that recommended different PDF printers. Tell me which desktop application is able to keep a Word-generated TOC as hyperlinks (preferebly without making it "blue") to the target pages listed in TOC.

b.super13 · 08-11-2009, 04:01 PM

This one is awesome - PDF Converter, Convert to PDF Online Free, Document to PDF Conversion Service
It is free plus it changes over the links from your doc to they are clickable in the pdf format.

NijThinkIt · 08-11-2009, 04:13 PM

OpenOffice.org is free and works really well for me!

sparky.ebiz · 08-11-2009, 08:37 PM

If you like Word (like me) and don't want to "exit out" or wait for an online converter then there is a solution if you have MS Office 2007. Just install the free addin from Microsoft. (If you google "office 2007 pdf plugin" - it will be at the top of page one) Their plugin only takes a minute or two to install and works perfectly.

But, I am still searching for a free PDF converter for Word 2003 that converts hyperlinks correctly! 99.9% of all free PDF converters do not process all of the links correctly! I have tried all of the free converters mentioned here and so far no luck!
In this case your best bet is to open the doc in Open Office 3 Writer to and output as PDF.

Tom Brite · 08-12-2009, 08:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sparky.ebiz

If you like Word (like me) and don't want to "exit out" or wait for an online converter then there is a solution if you have MS Office 2007. Just install the free addin from Microsoft. (If you google "office 2007 pdf plugin" - it will be at the top of page one) Their plugin only takes a minute or two to install and works perfectly.

But, I am still searching for a free PDF converter for Word 2003 that converts hyperlinks correctly! 99.9% of all free PDF converters do not process all of the links correctly! I have tried all of the free converters mentioned here and so far no luck!
In this case your best bet is to open the doc in Open Office 3 Writer to and output as PDF.

Ahhh i have the ms office 2007 so might try that... seems like the perfect option!

Tom Brite

shermancox · 08-12-2009, 10:45 AM

It has been said before...But Open Office is perfect for this operation. I use it exclusively to create my ebook PDFs....

sparky.ebiz · 08-12-2009, 12:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom Brite

Ahhh i have the ms office 2007 so might try that... seems like the perfect option!

Tom,

After you install this plugin - go to "Save As" and you will see the new PDF feature in the sub-menu -> "PDF - Publish a copy of the document as a PDF file"

This works great - I really did struggle until I found this just recently!

Sparky

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Tom Brite Banned War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: UK and France Posts: 1,103 Thanks: 261 Thanked 188 Times in 100 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	.Doc to .Pdf Convertor (That works)? Hey Warriors, Im in a little bit of a rut at the moment! I have two ebooks now that are in circulation but am not hapopy with the conversion of either of them. Frankly they look s*** compared to how i designed them origionally! Their colours are different Text is cut up in places Their alignment is not the same Some convertors don't keep the hyperlinks So i need to know what you people use. I do have open office but have a killer template that only works with .doc file extentions and i prefer writing in microsoft office especially with their fonts too. So any help is highly appreciated as this is something i over looked for a bit too long up until now! Thanks Tom Brite

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ostrich99 Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 25 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: .Doc to .Pdf Convertor (That works)? You can try using youconvertit.com as it converts from many file types to many file types and it's free. I've used it several times, but haven't done a ton of DOC to PDF conversions through it, so give it a try and see how it works for you.

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