Is there a solution for a PowerPoint document failing to covert to a PDF?

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December 21, 2016
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So I have seen this question posted several times in the forums but I have not found a discussion where the solution works for my situation. I am getting two separate errors when I try to covert a PowerPoint to a PDF. I have tried to "Export" and "Save as" which gives me an error saying "An error occurred while PowerPoint was saving the file>" When I try to print to a PDF, I get an error saying something about how my printer is not set up correctly. Is there anything that can be done about this?

My OS is Windows 10, PowerPoint 2016, and Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (Version 2015.020.20042).

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mashfique

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You may use this online tool to convert it.

https://www.pdf2go.com/

~graffiti

Legend

If you are trying to "Export" or "Save as" to a pdf from Powerpoint then you aren't using an Adobe product. That would be a function of Powerpoint itself. Reader will just be used to view the finished product.

Reader also does not come with a pdf printer so if you have one, it must have been installed by some other product.

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Anonymous

Yea I have Adobe Acrobat 9 Standard installed as well which is what I usually print to. I agree that it is most likely a problem on Microsoft's end/a Windows 10 issue. After being on the phone with MS support for 3+ hours on Friday, they couldn't really tell me what the problem was. I was just checking on this end to see if anyone had found a solution or workaround.

~graffiti

Legend

Ok. Yeah, there may be a problem with the file itself since both the Powerpoint pdf generator AND the Adobe pdf printer have failed. Hard to say.

Can you try opening Acrobat Standard and use File>Create pdf from file then choose the Powerpoint file and see if that works? The route to create pdf from file may be slightly different in version 9. I haven't used it in a long time.

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