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pirminb23616226
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October 9, 2018
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Validation of PDF Creation

  • October 9, 2018
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Hello,

does someone know, is there a tool / converter  which

- verifies that the PDF created from a word/execl is exactly the same as the word document

Regards

irmin

      Correct answer Test Screen Name

      If you want to compare the TEXT it's a different story. The text should not change in conversion (except page numbers etc. when the page count changes, as it generally will).

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      Legend
      October 9, 2018

      If you want to compare the TEXT it's a different story. The text should not change in conversion (except page numbers etc. when the page count changes, as it generally will).

      try67
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      try67Community Expert
      Community Expert
      October 9, 2018

      You're comparing oranges to apples, there... If you want to do a visual comparison you can export both files as images and then compare those, but then what if the image is not the same as the original file? Or what if what the exported image looks like is not the same as the printed copy looks like? In short, it's problematic.

      pirminb23616226
      pirminb23616226Author
      Participant
      October 9, 2018

      Hi,

      that was the answer expected

      well there are regulatory authorities who want to be sure that an apple is an orange … or at least the look and taste the same

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      Legend
      October 9, 2018

      I’d expect to see a difference most times. Word isn’t designed to keep exact appearances, and doesn’t.

      Bernd Alheit
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      Bernd AlheitCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      October 9, 2018

      What you mean with "exactly the same" ?

      pirminb23616226
      pirminb23616226Author
      Participant
      October 9, 2018

      Well "if i would print the word on a printer" and "print the PDF on the same printer" , i would not see any difference-> and this beein checked/veryfied software.

      Or if i make a word page preview and a pdf page preview, it looks same

      You know sometimes WYSIWYG is not really true, sometimes some formatting gets lost or when useing a character set in word which is not standard ..

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