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Help !! After many years I have finally finished writing my thesis - which is about 300 pages long with a number of tables and figures in it. In order for it to get printed I need to convert it to a PDF document from word. However, whenever I use the save as PDF file on word (either word 2010 or word 2007) something happens to the PDF document that is created. On various pages the text is affected: sometimes a figure is put in the middle of the text (when it should be in that place) or the text suddenly stops in the middle of a line. It seems to happen at the same points in whichever version of my thesis I use and whether the document is a doc or a docx. I am tearing my hair out trying to work out what to do next.
Can anyone help??? I'd be most grateful for any advice.
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Hi All
Many thanks all for your help.
Actually my brother-in-law found this link on google. It's a little old but still works and solved my problem.
As well, you could try a different PDF generating tool. There are any number of free tools available for download. I have used "Bullzip PDF" for a number of years.
You could also try saving to XPS, then printing from XPS to PDF.
See http://www.thedoctools.com/index.php?show=wt\_cross-reference\_trouble for further information on the problem and how to fix it.
Is there perhaps a cross-reference at each location where these problems occur? In that case, something has happened to the cross-reference targets (usually that they have "grown" to include excessive content). Try recreating the references.
Hi
They do seem to occur where there is cross-referencing. I'll try that when I get home and see if that works. Many thanks for your help.
Is there perhaps a cross-reference at each location where these problems occur? In that case, something has happened to the cross-reference targets (usually that they have "grown" to include excessive content). Try recreating the references.