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trouble converting a .doc to a .pdf
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it says "You need to install software to use this printer. To install the software, choose Software Update from the Apple menu. If the software for your printer isn’t available in Software Update, contact the manufacturer of your printer."
I checked to see if there was new software, there was not. This just happened...not sure why. Seems like it thinks its an actual printer...i'm just trying to print to PDF
Are you up to date with your updates?
Also, can't you just choose "Save As," and instead of .doc, PDF?
Will it print normally?
If not, then maybe there is a problem with the printer software itself somehow
Woof, Woof - Dawg
If not, then maybe there is a problem with the printer software itself somehow
Woof, Woof - Dawg
I don't use Word often. I don't recall exactly when the ability to save as a PDF was introduce on the mac version... I know at work we had that issue, we could not save as PDF, but that may have been 2001, not Office 2004. I know it's there now (I recently got Office 2008 installed).
Sounds like something maybe corrupted in the PDF engine. Not sure if you have another program you could make a PDF from (like Quark or InDesign, not Illustrator) you could try testing to see if it's just a Word issue. The update necessary may be an Adobe dl, not an Apple one.
Sounds like something maybe corrupted in the PDF engine. Not sure if you have another program you could make a PDF from (like Quark or InDesign, not Illustrator) you could try testing to see if it's just a Word issue. The update necessary may be an Adobe dl, not an Apple one.
