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Participating Frequently
Oct 24, 2008 8:22 AM UTC
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Convert multiple files (word docs) to multiple pdf

Hi,

Is there a script I can use in batch processing to convert about 1500 word documents into pdf? I know it's possible to convert multiple files into one pdf, but this is no good to me. Doing these conversions one by one is going to take forever!

I've tried selecting a few documents at a time and then selecting "convert to pdf" from the right-click menu, but each one requires that you tell it where to save, and then opens the file when it is done.

I need to convert Word files on a regular basis for work, and could really use a batch process for this with so many to do!

I have Acrobat 7 Pro (version 7.1.0) on XP Pro SP 2 at work, and Acrobat 8 Pro (Version 8.1.2) on XP Pro SP 3 at home.

If there is anyway it's possible to do this via a batch process I would really appreciate knowing how!!

Apologies if this has been covered in another thread, I searched but couldn't find anything.

Thanks in advance :)
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Participating Frequently
Oct 24, 2008 10:15 AM UTC
As I already posted - there is no batch sequence to convert multiple Word documents to Multiple pdfs without opening them all - that was the first place I looked. I need a JavaScript to do this with the batch sequence.
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Bernd Alheit
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Oct 24, 2008 9:54 AM UTC
Did you try the batch sequence?
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Participating Frequently
Oct 24, 2008 9:47 AM UTC
I still don't have a solution to this, so any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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Bernd Alheit
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Oct 24, 2008 9:30 AM UTC
try67,

why didn't you post your solution in this forum?
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Participating Frequently
Oct 24, 2008 9:29 AM UTC
There is no batch sequence for converting files to pdf... otherwise I would have done this!
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Bernd Alheit
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Oct 24, 2008 9:26 AM UTC
Create a new batch sequence. Select 'Run commands on Selected Folder'. In the source file options enable 'Microsoft Office Word'. Then let run the sequence.
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Participant
Apr 6, 2009 5:31 PM UTC

Hello,

I am trying the same function in Acrobat Pro 9, but there is no function listed in my option to enable wrod docs...

What can I do?

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try67
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Oct 24, 2008 9:18 AM UTC
Hi Fran, I think this might be possible using a JavaScript and a Batch sequence. For more details contact me by email.
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Participating Frequently
Oct 24, 2008 9:15 AM UTC
I was asking how to do this - as there doesn't appear to be a batch process for this.
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Bernd Alheit
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Oct 24, 2008 8:42 AM UTC
In Adobe Acrobat Professional you can use a batch sequence.
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