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Hello!
I'm a master student and I need help in converting a word file into a pdf/a format. How can I do it with the Microsoft Office 365?
Thank you!
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With the doc open use 'Save As' or Print to, and select the required type
It is not possible to select the format of the PDF when using the Microsoft Print to PDF "printer", It must be done by accessing the Options dialog after selecting PDF (*.pdf) from the Save as type dropdown in the Save As dialog.
With the doc open use 'Save As' or Print to, and select the required type
Hello,
My name is Sam and I'm a fellow customer and expert user. Are you still looking for help?
I save Word documents as PDF files regularly by opening the document up in Word (Office 365), then selecting File> Clicking "Save As"> Then clicking the drop-down file type selector to Select "PDF (*.pdf)> Then Click the Save button.
For Excel, you'll have to Click File> Then Click Export> Next, Click Create PDF/XPS> Then Click Publish (note it will be saving as a .pdf file)
I hope this helps you out. Please let me know if you have any further questions.
Sincerely,
Sam Thoms
You missed the step of clicking on the Options button and then checking the box for "PDF/A compliant" under the PDF options section of the Options dialog.
Follow the instructions on this page
https://gradstudents.carleton.ca/thesis-requirements/pdfa-formatting/
you have to explicitly select the PDF/A option
Hi
Thank you for reaching out to us. I'm so sorry you are facing issues!
I'm Maggie, an Independent Advisor from thr user community. I love helping other users in the Community by sharing my experience with Microsoft products.
I recommend that you read the links below for more information on how to save or convert Office 365 documents (Word, excel, etc) to PDF : https://support.office.com/en-us/article/save-o...
Hope this helps!
I wish you a great day/night :)!
Maggie