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colinp80427870
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January 8, 2017
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Converting an Excel document to pdf format.

  • January 8, 2017
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English style date on Excel document (day/month/year) changes to US style date on the pdf document. How do I retain the UK style date? I had a reply on a Community Forum 5 minutes ago but struggled to understand it. The response given was to set up the format in the Text Field Properties but that doesn't mean anything to me as all I am doing is converting Excel to pdf. I don't know where such a text Field is or whether it can be used when all I am doing is converting one format to another, not creating a pdf document from scratch 

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Barb Binder
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Barb BinderCommunity Expert
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January 9, 2017

I replied to Barbinder but have heard nothing in response.

Hi Colin—sorry to disappear. This is a user-to-user forum—we are users like you, not Adobe staff members—and we volunteer on the forum in our spare time. I have been in class all day. You are in great hands with Dave__M —he knows his stuff. It looks he is waiting for a screen shot from you to be able to help, use this button on the chat toolbar to add an image to your response. The one you thought you added did not appear.

Where we are all confused is by your statement that you purchased Adobe Reader X last November. As John T Smith​ correctly noted above, Reader is—and has always been—free. You can purchase Acrobat Standard or Pro. Here is a feature comparison between he three products: Acrobat X Reader, Standard, Pro vs. Suite: Compare the Differences | ProDesignTools. The current version of Acrobat is DC—X was from 2010—so it wouldn't have been for sale in 2016.

I think we are all wondering what you did purchase from Adobe in November!

I'm guessing we can help if you show us exactly how you are creating the PDFs. As Dave__M mentioned, he was unable to recreate the issue using (presumably current versions of) Excel and Acrobat. Screen shots are better than words to get us back on track.

~Barb

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
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colinp80427870Author
Inspiring
January 9, 2017

Hello again,

Please excuse my ignorance but I am struggling to save a screen image (of the Adobe Reader X page to then drop it on an email using the Insert Image icon in email. I've tried the print screen function on my laptop, which allows me to drop the image on to a blank Word doc. But it won't allow me to drop it on to an outgoing email.

I sent an attachment to Dave showing that screen image but even though that attachment is clearly visible in my sent items, Dave can't see it - which I don't understand. So, can you tell me the correct way of taking a screen image (Adobe Reader X open on my laptop screen) and saving it, to then drop it on a new email using the Insert Image icon.

Thanks for your help thus far

Best regards

Colin P

Sent from my iPhone

Barb Binder
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Barb BinderCommunity Expert
Community Expert
January 9, 2017

I apologize, Colin. I'm a Mac user and I haven't seen Vista in years. What you are trying to do is take screen shot, save it as a file, and use the button I showed above to add it to the chat window.

Googling, I see these instructions. I believe the Snipping tool has a File menu. Use it to save the screen shot to your desktop, then add it to your response.

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
Barb Binder
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Barb BinderCommunity Expert
Community Expert
January 8, 2017

I think I am the one who replied to your earlier question, Colin.

Let's start here: do you have Adobe Acrobat Professional or the free Adobe Reader?

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
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colinp80427870Author
Inspiring
January 8, 2017

I have Adobe Reader - that I paid for

Sent from my iPad

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