Here is our comprehensive rundown of how to print to PDF in Windows. Using native tools in Windows 10 Step 1: Go to print your document as you normally would, and select Microsoft Print To PDF as. In effect you print the file to this printer and it makes a pdf document of it and saves where you tell it to for use later. Only if you have Acrobat Pro will you get an option in word 2003 to save as a pdf.
- Posted Aug. 29, 2012, 9:31 p.m. - 6 years, 12 months ago
Problems Printing Microsoft Office Documents as PDF files
Sometimes problems creep up when mixing Microsoft Office Documents and PDF creation or authoring software. Most PDF software installs a toolbar into Microsoft Office as long as the Office installation is first completed. If you have installed your PDF software before MS Office, uninstall it and reinstall it. That should solve some problems related to the toolbar.
Sometimes documents may print in a strange way. It has been known to have some multi-page documents print to a PDF with thousands of pages, most of them blank or having strange hieroglyphics on the pages. Usually this happens after a Microsoft update or Office security patch.
You can try to see if your PDF software provider has a patch for any incompatibilities. However, the chances of them having a patch ready as soon as you discover the problem are indeed rare.
All is not lost, though, depending on the version of Microsoft Office you have. There are various free Office add-ins for additional functions and capabilities that are not available in the initial Office installation.
Just go to the Microsoft web site and search for ‘Office save as PDF’. Or just keep reading as we have done that for you.
If you have Microsoft Office 2010 (or later), the capability is included in the Office program itself. Instead of clicking on File | Print and selecting the PDF printer driver, just go to File | Save As and select PDF. You will now have a PDF file of your document.
If you have Microsoft Office 2007, there is a Save as PDF add-in available. Click here to download the free add-in: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=7.
If you have Microsoft Office 2003, you are in luck, but with no help from Microsoft. There are several third-party programs that can give you that functionality.
Windows 10 allows you to Print to PDF natively, using Microsoft Print to PDF, which is built into Windows 10. You now no longer need to use any third-party free software to print files to PDF.
Microsoft Print to PDF in Windows 10
Microsoft Print to PDF is a feature, built into Windows 10, that lets you create a PDF file from several file formats using a native printer.
If you right-click on a file and select Print, you will see Microsoft Print to PDF as one of the print options available.
If you do not find this option, you may want to check it it has been disabled by mistake. To verify this, Open Start > Settings > Devices > Printers & Scanners. Here under Printers, you will see Microsoft Print to PDF.
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If you do not see it, open Control Panel > Programs & Features. From the left panel, click on Turn Windows features on or off.
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Ensure that the Microsoft Print to PDF feature is checked. If not, check the box, click on OK and exit.
You may have to restart your Windows 10 computer.
Reinstall Microsoft Print to PDF
If this does not help you, or if you removed Microsoft Print to PDF by mistake, type and search for Advanced printer setup in the taskbar search bar and click on the result.
The wizard will search for printers and list them. Select Microsoft Print To PDF and click Next and follow the wizard to its completion.
Hope this helps!
This post will help you if you ever need to cancel a jammed or stuck Print Job queue.
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