I use Office Pro XP which includes Excel 2002. I want to convert a file to a
read only .pdf file but cant see how.....

You need to get software from Adobe which creates PDFs (not just reads them).

There may be free PDF writers available, which can be found via a google
search. MSFT doesn't build PDF-creation capabilities into its office
software (though this is supposed to change with office 2007).

Any time you've seen a toolbar in an office application which lets you
create PDFs, it has been a 3rd party add-in.

Dave
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Brevity is the soul of wit.


"spunkyf15" wrote:

I use Office Pro XP which includes Excel 2002. I want to convert a file to a
read only .pdf file but cant see how.....

If all you want is a read-only file, you can save it as a tif file using the
Microsoft Office Document Imaging program (MODI). The MODI should come with
your Office Pro XP.

"spunkyf15" wrote:

I use Office Pro XP which includes Excel 2002. I want to convert a file to a
read only .pdf file but cant see how.....

I use a free printer driver from http://primopdf.com

But David McRitchie has lots of notes (including other free pdf generators):
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/pdf.htm

spunkyf15 wrote:

I use Office Pro XP which includes Excel 2002. I want to convert a file to a
read only .pdf file but cant see how.....

--

Dave Peterson

Assuming you don't have Adobe Acrobat

I have had success with the free file downloads and instructions for use here
at Dale Nurden's site.

http://www.rcis.co.za/dale/info/pdfguide.htm

Saves first to single *.ps file which is then converted to *.pdf

Returns one PDF file from multiple sheets.

See also David McRitchie's site for alternatives to the above.

http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/pdf.htm


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Fri, 29 Sep 2006 12:17:02 -0700, spunkyf15
wrote:

I use Office Pro XP which includes Excel 2002. I want to convert a file to a
read only .pdf file but cant see how.....

Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP