doc to pdf isn't working

[TruthInSatire]

I have a word doc about 100 pages. The docs switches back and forth from 8.5x11 portrait to 11x17 landscape.

I've tried "creating pdf from file" and printing to pdf from the .doc

The problem I'm having is the pages at 11x17 get cut. Acrobat sees it's an 11x17 page but the image is cut off. 4 inches on the right are just gone...

please advise.

We've heard that a million monkeys at a million keyboards could produce the complete works of Shakespeare; now, thanks to the Internet, we know that is not true.

 

[jmgalvin]

I don't quite understand. Are you trying to combine 8.5 X 11 portrait and 11 X 17 landscape into one pdf? If so you're going to have some real problems. The fix for that would be to change the 8.5 X 11 portrait into 11 X 17 landscape, with 2 (or more) columns and put one 8.5 X 11 into each column.

If you're making separate pdfs and are having problems with cutoff, make sure that your page layout and page positioning is set correctly for the 11 X 17 - which would normally be centered all around. If you're "printing" a postscript file from word, make sure that everything is set correctly in that print dialog and then make the ps file. When making the ps file make sure that the printer is Adobe postscript and that the PPD is Adobe pdf.

Just yesterday I sent a pdf proof to a client. They said it was too small and that it did not fit the page properly when they printed it out on a standard inkjet. I told them to make sure that page scaling was turned off in the print dialog and that they make sure page position was centered all around. Then everything was fine and they approved the work.

Using OSX 10.3.8 on a G4

 

[TruthInSatire]

The first 60 pages are 8x11 portrait. then a section of 11x17 lastscape.

acrobat sees the change in page size and layout, however the pages that are 11x17 are only part there. The image is centered but only 11 inches wide chopping off the right 6 inches.

I tried with one page, 11x17 all settings in word were correct, same result.

We've heard that a million monkeys at a million keyboards could produce the complete works of Shakespeare; now, thanks to the Internet, we know that is not true.

 

[jmgalvin]

Acrobat can't transform from portrait to landscape when you create the pdf. It's recognizing all as portrait.

Try creating separate pdfs from the portrait pages and the landscape pages by Then open the beginning - the first 60 pages in this case - in Acrobat. then go to Document menu/pages/insert and add the landscape pages. f necessary add any other pages after the ladscape portion.

I've never done this - combining different page sizes and orientations - so don't know if it'll work.

Using OSX 10.3.8 on a G4

 

[TruthInSatire]

I tried with one page, 11x17 all settings in word were correct, same result.

i.e ... acrobat makes an 11x17 page but I don't get the entire image. I tried this with a one page word document.

We've heard that a million monkeys at a million keyboards could produce the complete works of Shakespeare; now, thanks to the Internet, we know that is not true.

 

[jmgalvin]

The settings are not in Word documant setup. They come up when you select Print and either Adobe pdf as the printer or Adobe postscript as the printer and Adobe pdf as the PPD. You should see something like "layout" where you select various options. Your landsape is being recognized as portrait.

Using OSX 10.3.8 on a G4

 

[TruthInSatire]

I understand that, but why, when the doc file is set up as landscape does acrobat see it as portrait? Acrobat makes an 11x17 page but will only print the left 11 inches? is there a setting to fix or something?

We've heard that a million monkeys at a million keyboards could produce the complete works of Shakespeare; now, thanks to the Internet, we know that is not true.

 

[TruthInSatire]

It also sees that it is landscape and makes a landscape page, but still cuts the content like it is portrait.


We've heard that a million monkeys at a million keyboards could produce the complete works of Shakespeare; now, thanks to the Internet, we know that is not true.