atw: Re: Help with Word to PDF conversion
- From: "Deborah Cross" <Deborah.Cross@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 16:47:07 +1000
No joy here either. Word seems to have it right, I suspect the PDF =
conversion program is messing it up. When I view the field code the =
links appear to be relative, eg: {hyperlink "file1.doc"}.
I have tried putting a value in the Hyperlink Base field (as Craig =
suggested) but this did not make any difference.
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Granat [mailto:mgranat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 4:42 PM
To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: atw: Re: Help with Word to PDF conversion
Whoa Naomi K and Deborah C.
Your discussion triggers a memory of an earlier solution to a related =
pro=3D
blem.
Methinks I have it.
If you're talking relative versus actual file / drive / folder =
hyperlnks,=3D
=3D20which I think you are, this harks back to an issue that came up =
recent=3D
ly about Word 9 (aka 2000) putting in relative links to linked but not =
in=3D
cluded picture files.
Word will insert stuff like {INCLUDEPICTURE =
"..\\..\\..\\MEGPICS\\FlowCha=3D
rts\\SysOverview001.wmf \* MERGEFORMAT \d "} instead of {INCLUDEPICTURE =
"=3D
C:\\MEGPICS\\FlowCharts\\SysOverview001.wmf \* MERGEFORMAT \d "}.
(As always, save and back up the file concerned before trying this.)
So (in Word) go to Tools> Options > View (tab). Select Field codes: and =
=3D
click OK or press Enter.
Now go Edit > Replace (Ctrl+H) and replace all instances of =
"..\\..\\..\\=3D
=3D20with "C:\\ - where C:\ is the physical local drive address that you =
wa=3D
nt. Then go back to the Tools > Options > View (tab), deselect Field =
cod=3D
es: and click OK or press Enter.
Now go File > Print preview, press Ctrl+A (selects all) then F9 to =
update=3D
=3D20all fields.
(Your default Windows print driver should be your Acrobat printer for =
thi=3D
s to work / paginate properly.)
Accept the update for any content list update requests.
When finished, press Ctrl+S to Save.
Press Escape to exit the print preview mode.
Now create your PDF!
All the best,
Michael
Michael E. Granat
T/as Write Ideas
Technical Communicator
Without Prejudice. E&OE.
"I have made this letter longer than usual, only because I have not had
the time to make it shorter." - Blaise Pascal
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