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problem turning powerpoint into pdf

by balsimon
6 replies
Hi,

I'm trying to convert a powerpoint presentation
with stylized text on a powerpoint theme background
into a PDF file.

I can do it straight from powerpoint or using
NitroPDF.

Either way, the text comes out looking less than
professional. It's still text in the PDF file, but
the gradient fills don't look good and some of
the text actually appears jagged.

Is there a setting that I should set in powerpoint
to get the output to look good?

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Bal
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  • Profile picture of the author sridhar
    Can you provide the download link to the ppt? I can try at my end here.
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  • Profile picture of the author ebiz96
    Hi Bal

    I use "WinPDFPrinter" this software allows you to create PDF files straight from your printer command. the Free PDF Program: WinPDF


    Or there is a FREE one here i assume it does same thing as "WinPDFPrinter" FREE PDF Printer


    Hope this helps.


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  • Profile picture of the author George Wright
    Try Open Office.

    Open your presentation with OpenOffice and then click the pdf button. Couldn't hurt to find out because Open Office is free.

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  • Profile picture of the author Mike Hill
    It may be that your PDF program that you are using does not recognize some of the fonts. Check for updates and or add the fonts to the Program files of that program.

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  • Profile picture of the author George Wright
    Hi is this what you want? I did it with open office as described in my post above. www.togw.com/test/pres.pdf

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    • Profile picture of the author balsimon
      Howdy, I appreciate all the replies.

      So OpenOffice turns out to do the best job
      of letting me convert, which is strange, but
      wonderful too.

      Mike - I'd thought about the fonts issue, but
      it can't be that because I'm using the same
      fonts in PowerPoint and in OpenOffice. NitroPDF
      renders it right when coming from OO, but not
      from PowerPoint.

      To be fair, though, I have a few more tests to
      do when I get the time. Namely, I used a number
      of gradients in PP that simply aren't available
      in OO. So maybe that's the difference. Till then,
      I don't know if I'm comparing apples & apples.

      I suspect, though I can't yet say definitively,
      that it's not at the PDF side of the conversion.
      I get the same results whether viewing the
      PDF in Adobe Reader or in NitroPDF.

      Right now, the quick solution for me is to use
      OpenOffice as the creation tool.

      By the way, if you're looking for a cheap PDF
      creation tool that lets you do much of what
      Adobe Acrobat does (e.g., combine files of
      different types into a single PDF), NitroPDF seems
      like a good product.

      They're giving a 50% discount on their site:
      - not an affiliate link -
      Nitro PDF Professional Special Offer

      Thanks a heap!

      Best Regards,
      Bal
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