Microsoft Office 2007

Saving Office Documents In PDF Format

 

 

Did you know you can create PDF files using Office 2007, without having to have Adobe PDF creation software installed?

 

Microsoft made an agreement with Adobe to develop an add-in for Office 2007 that allows users to create PDF documents directly from Office 2007 applications.  However, this feature is not available by default upon installation of Office 2007.  Users must install this add-in separately.

 

Follow the step-by-step images below to install the add-in.  (NOTE:  Due to the unique configurations of individual computers, the steps below may differ slightly from computer to computer.  You may find the actual steps involved differ than the directions in this tutorial.  The installation process is pretty straightforward, and following the directions on your screen should guide you through it.)

 

Step 1:  Open an Office 2007 application (in this tutorial, we’ll be using Word 2007).  Click the Office Button (the Windows logo in the upper left corner of the screen).  Hold your mouse over “Save As” then click “Find add-ins for other file formats”.

 

 

 

 

 

Step 2:  The “Word Help” window shown below should appear.  Click the link that is highlighted in the image below.

 

 

 

Step 3:  Another “Word Help” window will open.  Click the link highlighted in the image below.

 

 

 

Step 4:  This will take you to Microsoft’s website, and depending on the setup of your computer, may ask you to go through the validation process.  Click the continue button.

 

 

 

Step 5:  Depending on the setup of your computer, the warning box below may appear on your screen.  Click “Yes”.  If this box does not appear, skip to Step 6.

 

 

 

Step 6:  Depending on the setup of your computer, the following screen may appear.  In the interest of time, click “No, do not validate Office at this time, but take me to the download.”  If this screen does not appear, skip to Step 7.

 

 

 

Step 7:  Click the “Download” button to begin downloading the Add-In.

 

 

 

 

Step 8:  Click the “Run” button to instruct the computer to automatically install the add-in after it is downloaded.

 

 

 

 

 

Step 9:  Depending on the configuration of your computer, the following prompt may appear.  If it does, click “Run” again.  If this screen does not appear, skip to Step 10.

 

 

 

 

Step 10:  After clicking “Run” in the above step, the computer will go through the process of downloading the Add-In.  Depending on the speed of your connection, this could either take a few seconds or a few minutes.  Once it is finished downloading, you should see the screen below.

 

 

Place a check in the box next to “Click here to accept the Microsoft Software License Terms” then click “Continue”.

 

 

Step 11:  The installation will begin.  Upon completion, you should see the following screen.  Click “Ok”.

 

 

 

Step 12:  Next time you click the Office Button and hold your mouse over “Save As”, you’ll see an option that says “PDF or XPS”.  You may now save documents as PDF files.