1000 Word documents > 1 PDF Thread poster: CafeTran Training (X)
| CafeTran Training (X) Netherlands Local time: 21:41
What's your solution to collate 1000 Word documents (docx) to 1 PDF? | | | Some machine time... | Feb 19, 2017 |
1) Batch print to PDF using ANY PDF printer diver (lots of free drivers). Select batches of files in the Explorer. Click right mouse button, and select Print -- then, select the PDF printer driver (hint: OR set this driver as Default Printer before you start). 2) Merging PDFs into ONE HUGE file using Icecream PDF Split and Merge (free and fast). It will require some time, the computer may look like halted, but it will do the trick.
[Редактировал... See more 1) Batch print to PDF using ANY PDF printer diver (lots of free drivers). Select batches of files in the Explorer. Click right mouse button, and select Print -- then, select the PDF printer driver (hint: OR set this driver as Default Printer before you start). 2) Merging PDFs into ONE HUGE file using Icecream PDF Split and Merge (free and fast). It will require some time, the computer may look like halted, but it will do the trick.
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[Редактировалось 2017-02-19 19:02 GMT] ▲ Collapse | | | Tony M France Local time: 21:41 Member French to English + ... SITE LOCALIZER Two other solutions | Feb 19, 2017 |
1) There are various utilities such as Merge-Split, some paid, some free, that would enable you to combine all the doc files into a single file first, and THEN convert this to PDF using one of the many free or paid utilities likewise available (I use Nitro PDF) 2) Some DOC > PDF converters actually already let you combine ALL the DOCs in one folder into a single PDF — not sure WHICH ones do this, but it should be easy enough to find out... I don't know if either of t... See more 1) There are various utilities such as Merge-Split, some paid, some free, that would enable you to combine all the doc files into a single file first, and THEN convert this to PDF using one of the many free or paid utilities likewise available (I use Nitro PDF) 2) Some DOC > PDF converters actually already let you combine ALL the DOCs in one folder into a single PDF — not sure WHICH ones do this, but it should be easy enough to find out... I don't know if either of these will be prevented from working simply because of the sheer size of your project! Is there any limit to how many pages the PDF format will allow you to have? Don't know... ▲ Collapse | | | limits issue | Feb 19, 2017 |
Tony M wrote: 1) There are various utilities such as Merge-Split, some paid, some free 2) Some DOC > PDF converters actually already let you combine ALL the DOCs in one folder It's good, but 1000 files is really some amount. No free tool will handle it in one move.
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A Folder Action. Or two | Feb 20, 2017 |
In Automator, create a Folder Action, and drop the folder with the Word files on it. This should work for a "normal" number of Word files, but 1,000 of them is quite a lot, so it's probably a good idea to use two Folder Actions, one for each action. Cheers, Hans | | | Rolf Keller Germany Local time: 21:41 English to German Combining Word docs might be problematic | Feb 20, 2017 |
Tony M wrote: There are various utilities such as Merge-Split, some paid, some free, that would enable you to combine all the doc files into a single file first How do these tools cope with different, inconsistent or contradictory styles, templates, and document settings? And different Word versions? | | | Sheila Wilson Spain Local time: 20:41 Member (2007) English + ...
Abbyy PDF Convertor might do the trick. I think you have to pay for it (I did) but maybe there's a trial version. If you hit limits when merging files into a PDF, then start another PDF. You can merge PDFs as well so it would just mean adding a step. I find it's quite happy to churn away in the background. Mind you, 1,000 is a pretty staggering number! | | | Can it be done easily within MS Word? | Feb 20, 2017 |
It looks very easy to do within MS Word (http://www.wikihow.com/Merge-Documents-in-Microsoft-Word - you want Method 2 = scroll down or search "combining two").Then you just have to use MS Word to save the resulting file as a PDF. I have no idea if that can really handle 1000 files, but it seems worth a try. And Rolf's point seems very important: Unless al... See more It looks very easy to do within MS Word (http://www.wikihow.com/Merge-Documents-in-Microsoft-Word - you want Method 2 = scroll down or search "combining two").Then you just have to use MS Word to save the resulting file as a PDF. I have no idea if that can really handle 1000 files, but it seems worth a try. And Rolf's point seems very important: Unless all of the files are standardized to begin with or you standardize them, your big PDF is likely to become mega-jumbo-gigantic. ▲ Collapse | |
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CafeTran Training (X) Netherlands Local time: 21:41 TOPIC STARTER | CafeTran Training (X) Netherlands Local time: 21:41 TOPIC STARTER FreePDF: free & PDF! | Feb 20, 2017 |
Thanks for all suggestions. I've evaluated quite some suggestions (both on Windows and Mac) and finally opted for this relatively simple solution: I've tested this workflow with 1280 small Word documents (.docx), each containing one line. First I installed FreePDF from: http://freepdfxp.de/index_en.html Then I installed this macro from the web in Word: ... See more Thanks for all suggestions. I've evaluated quite some suggestions (both on Windows and Mac) and finally opted for this relatively simple solution: I've tested this workflow with 1280 small Word documents (.docx), each containing one line. First I installed FreePDF from: http://freepdfxp.de/index_en.html Then I installed this macro from the web in Word: Sub ConvertWordsToPdfs() Dim directory As String directory = "C:\Werk" ' The starting directory Dim fso, newFile, folder, files Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Set folder = fso.GetFolder(directory) Set files = folder.files For Each file In files Dim newName As String newName = Replace(file.Path, ".docx", ".pdf") Documents.Open FileName:=file.Path, _ ConfirmConversions:=False, ReadOnly:=False, AddToRecentFiles:=False, _ PasswordDocument:="", PasswordTemplate:="", Revert:=False, _ WritePasswordDocument:="", WritePasswordTemplate:="", Format:= _ wdOpenFormatAuto, XMLTransform:="" ActiveDocument.ExportAsFixedFormat OutputFileName:=newName, _ ExportFormat:=wdExportFormatPDF, OpenAfterExport:=False, OptimizeFor:= _ wdExportOptimizeForPrint, Range:=wdExportAllDocument, From:=1, To:=1, _ Item:=wdExportDocumentContent, IncludeDocProps:=True, KeepIRM:=True, _ CreateBookmarks:=wdExportCreateNoBookmarks, DocStructureTags:=True, _ BitmapMissingFonts:=True, UseISO19005_1:=False ActiveDocument.Close Next End Sub The macro created 1280 PDFs from the 1280 Word documents in c:\werk. Finally I started FreePDF and joined the 1280 PDFs to one large PDF. Note that you can change the order PDFs in the FreePDF file list. Part 1, the saving of 1280 PDF files: https://youtu.be/yG8ZYzDPgc8 Part 2, the joining of 1280 PDF files in one PDF: https://youtu.be/TpUfV6Anvlo Note that on Mac you can use Preview to merge PDFs. No further software is needed. Just open the first PDF and display its thumbnail at the left-hand side. Then, drag the other files onto this thumbnail and save the pdf. Simple as that. ▲ Collapse | | | CafeTran Training (X) Netherlands Local time: 21:41 TOPIC STARTER BatchOutput DOC for Microsoft Word | Aug 10, 2017 |
Today I came across BatchOutput DOC for Microsoft Word (http://zevrix.com/BatchOutputOffice.php ), I've received an evaluation copy and will report my findings here.
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