word to pdf using office 2007

[ioneabee]

a colleague has been using his office 2007 programme to convert word docs to pdf - no problems, but just lately its been adding a watermark "NONE" across the page

 

he only has standard adobe reader

 

any ideas how to remove the watermark

[zebedy]

you cant other than photoshop. Just download another PDF convertor free on the web. theres tonnes out there. One Im using here is doPDF. Its brill and no times or trials, just free.

[ioneabee]

nope - can't be done - too many restrictions on work computers

[glrnet]

Is the watermark appearing in the word doc too?

[mouthwash]

Page Layout > Watermark > Remove Watermark

 

It's not something that the PDF converter usually does.

[glrnet]

Exactly ^

 

http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/word-help/insert-change-or-remove-background-colors-images-or-text-in-a-word-2007-document-HA010097032.aspx

[ioneabee]

Is the watermark appearing in the word doc too?

nope

[ioneabee]

Page Layout > Watermark > Remove Watermark

 

It's not something that the PDF converter usually does.

found that - its still there

[mouthwash]

Is it on any document? Can he send you the document / can you open it and print to PDF just fine?

 

If so call I.T and get them to recreate his profile, usually the easiest way to solve nonsense things like this.

[ioneabee]

just tried removing background colour - its now gone

 

the odd thing about it though is that it wasn't showing in the word doc

[mouthwash]

Was it printing on top of the document like a proper watermark or underneath?

[ioneabee]

daigonally across the middle

[mouthwash]

Odd but at least you now know the error is pebkac

[ioneabee]

there was never any doubting that

[Flex]

So it wasnt set up in word to print with watermark, I doubt it's the pdf software's fault, just a print option enabled in word.

[JB-)]

One Im using here is doPDF. Its brill and no times or trials, just free.

 

Nice one, just what I needed

[mouthwash]

Why would anyone use print to PDF software anymore if you've got Office 2007(pretty sure it's 2007)+? It has the feature built in to save a document to PDF.

[JB-)]

Why would anyone use print to PDF software anymore if you've got Office 2007(pretty sure it's 2007)+? It has the feature built in to save a document to PDF.

 

Depends if you've got the add-in installed http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=7

 

How about using conversion software for converting other types of document to PDF. Or, printing a web page to PDF which is what I use it for.