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barbarah96830728
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April 21, 2017
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Where can I download the adobe acrobat pdfmaker office com add in

  • April 21, 2017
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HI, I dont want to buy adobe plus or so, Only want to be able to save an office 2010 document as pdf. For that I only need the adobe acrobat pdfmaker office com add in. It is not instllaled at my PC. I looked at all the places recommended here at the forum (programfiles86) Cant find it via word-file-options-addin. Microsoft refuses to help

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    Yes, it is only in the paid versions. The paid product is called Acrobat Pro or Acrobat Standard, or just Acrobat. The free product, Acrobat Reader, is not called Acrobat.

    You may not want to buy Acrobat, but Adobe really want to sell it - so they have the strongest hand!

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    Legend
    April 21, 2017

    Still, Save As PDF is a normal part of Word. Doesn't need, can't use and won't see any Adobe add on. Microsoft support seem to have been trying to pass the buck.

    Ivana
    Ivana
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    January 23, 2020

    Simply download something like PrimoPDF and save file using Print command. It allows setting the desired quality of the document. Not as good as Adobe plug-in, but can save the day.

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    PMoss
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    September 14, 2022

    I have tried PrimoPDF and BullZIP. They are great if you jnust want a vanilla PDF, but there are no options for anything like converting Word headings to PDF bookmarks.

     

    Does anyone know of a print-to-PDF tool that has those options? 

    I am running Office 365 on Windows 10.
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    Legend
    April 21, 2017

    Sorry I don't know what cooperation you mean. The addin was never free. Since Word 2007 Microsoft have had Save as PDF.

    Dov Isaacs
    Dov Isaacs
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    April 21, 2017

    ... And Microsoft's Save as PDF never used any code from Adobe!

              - Dov

    - Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)
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    Legend
    April 21, 2017

    Yes, it is only in the paid versions. The paid product is called Acrobat Pro or Acrobat Standard, or just Acrobat. The free product, Acrobat Reader, is not called Acrobat.

    You may not want to buy Acrobat, but Adobe really want to sell it - so they have the strongest hand!

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      barbarah96830728Author
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      April 21, 2017

      Thanks, now I finally know what the problem is. Pity that Microsoft and Adobe stopped the cooperation, costed me a lot of time to figure out what went wrong. Windows helpdesk chat could not find it

      Dov Isaacs
      Dov Isaacs
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      April 21, 2017

      My problem is that it does not work.I get messages like file not found. According to Windows forums I should see the adobe plug in when I choose :  word-file--options-add ins. But, that is clear now, I dont have it. The helpchat from windows has no clue what is wrong, but are willing to sell me an expensive service-contract. the microsoft forums say that it is related to the adobe addin. In the past saving as pdf in office worked perfectly


      The only way that you will see anything Adobe in Microsoft Office applications is if you buy a license/subscription to Adobe Acrobat. When Acrobat is installed, it installs the Acrobat PDFMaker plug-in to Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

      This is not available separately, regardless of what someone may have told you on a Microsoft forum.

      Sorry!

                - Dov

      - Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)
      Bernd Alheit
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      Bernd AlheitCommunity Expert
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      April 21, 2017

      This addin is part of Adobe Acrobat.

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      barbarah96830728Author
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      April 21, 2017

      Thanks, is it only in the paid versions, or also in the free adobe version? Because I can not find it using explorer or via one of the office 2010 apps. I did enable seeing the hidden files in explorer

      Bernd Alheit
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      Bernd AlheitCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      April 21, 2017

      Adobe Acrobat is not free!

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