Hello everyone! I'd like to convert a word document containing lots of tables into a PDF. Unfortunately, tables impose a major problem in doing so, i.e. line width will be erroneously displayed in the PDF (thick lines have become thin and vice versa). So far I tried the following software: 1. Adobe Acrobat 7.0 2. PDFCreator 3. FreePDF XP 4. GhostView 5. PDF generation through OpenOffice's Writer after importing the *.doc file. I randomly checked some PDFs from the internet. Most of them presented with the same shortcomings concerning table layout as my own. But some were OK. So there must be some circumvent. I'd be very pleased if somebody could help me out! Thanks in advance, Patrick.
patrick.ringsmoeller@lycos.de wrote: > Hello everyone! > > I'd like to convert a word document containing lots of tables into a > PDF. Unfortunately, tables impose a major problem in doing so, i.e. > line width will be erroneously displayed in the PDF (thick lines have > become thin and vice versa). > This is usually a display artifact. Try these two tests to determine whether you have a real problem or not: 1. Zoom in to a high magnification and look at the rules. 2. Print the document on the same printer you use for the original Word doc and compare the results.
Thanks for your immediate response! Indeed, if I zoom in, originally thin lines will become thin and thick lines will be displayed thick. But another problem I encountered during conversion into PDF, was that normal lines became dashed. This effect persists even after zooming to 6400 %. Unfortunately, I do not possess a printer at home, so I have to wait until Tuesday to use the printer in my office. I may get back by then. Patrick.
patrick.ringsmoeller@lycos.de wrote: > Thanks for your immediate response! > > Indeed, if I zoom in, originally thin lines will become thin and thick > lines will be displayed thick. But another problem I encountered during > conversion into PDF, was that normal lines became dashed. This effect > persists even after zooming to 6400 %. Unfortunately, I do not possess > a printer at home, so I have to wait until Tuesday to use the printer > in my office. I may get back by then. > > Patrick. > Patrick, Under some circumstances Word build lines out of dashes. Try this: Shut down Word. Start > Settings > Printers. Make Distiller your default Windows printer (just for this--you can change it back later if you need to). Restart Word. Create the PDF again. See if that solves the problem. If not, write back saying what version of Word you are using. Dick
