Word 2007/2010 .docx to awesome .pdf converter

Chrasty · 02-09-2011, 02:37 PM

Hi guys, I'd like to share a little piece of software I've made. It's actually an add-in for Word 2007/2010 (I've tested it on x86 only, not sure whether it'll run on x64 as well) in which you enter your Kindle address and then by clicking a button format currently opened document for the Kindle 3's screen. You can send it directly to your Kindle with another button.

This add-in might not be useful for everybody, it's main purpose is to serve people with similar needs to mine - if you have a document with pictures, Word equations and tables, the PDF format is AFAIK the only option for preserving the exact layout as in the original document.

More info and a download link is on my blog right here

EDIT: The problems mentions in the posts below have all been fixed, so if you didn't want to try this addin because of them before, now you can!

DiapDealer · 02-09-2011, 02:55 PM

Quote:

It's actually an add-in for Word 2007/2010 in which you enter your Kindle address and then by clicking a button format currently opened document for the Kindle 3's screen. You can send it directly to your Kindle with another button.

Do you HAVE to enter your Kindle's email address and send it via email?

billmilo · 02-09-2011, 03:07 PM

Thanks, looks like a nice tweak.

Word 2010 has an option to save word documents as pdf.

Chrasty · 02-09-2011, 03:35 PM

DiapDealer: Yes, export and send functions are under the same button, so in order to export the document using my button, you need to have your email address filled in. But just as billmilo said, Word has an export to pdf function in case you don't want to use 'my' button.

Mark Rehorst · 02-09-2011, 08:07 PM

Open Office Writer (and other OO apps) can open MS Office documents and save them as pdf files. It's FREE as in beer!

http://www.openoffice.org/

DDHarriman · 02-10-2011, 07:37 AM

Hello

Office 2007 has a “save as pdf” free plugin that after installed lets one do exactly that in any of the office suit programs (including of course word).

One can get it in: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/e...displaylang=en

Best regards,

Chrasty · 07-07-2011, 12:23 PM

I have just released a new version of my addin. It fixes all the things mentioned here and adds a update-check feature, so you'll never miss a new version. Give a try! Link's the same as above http://blog.chrasty.cz/kindle-sender...-documents-and

Chrasty · 08-07-2011, 03:28 PM

New version available! It fixes quite an annoying bug, Word no longer stays in-memory after existing. http://blog.chrasty.cz/kindle-sender...-documents-and

jswinden · 08-07-2011, 06:13 PM

Why re-invent a wheel that works? As other have stated Office 2007/2010 already have convert to PDF ability available for free. All you really need to do is create a template that will work with your reader (Kindle) so that new documents can be quickly formatted in a small size with small margins and a text size that is readable on a 6" screen, then creating PDFs becomes a breeze.

alansplace · 08-07-2011, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by jswinden

Why re-invent a wheel that works? As other have stated Office 2007/2010 already have convert to PDF ability available for free. All you really need to do is create a template that will work with your reader (Kindle) so that new documents can be quickly formatted in a small size with small margins and a text size that is readable on a 6" screen, then creating PDFs becomes a breeze.

i sure wouldn't call anything included in ms office free, more like no additional charge, but certainly not free..

02-09-2011, 02:37 PM	#1
Chrasty Member Posts: 15 Karma: 1296 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Czech Republic Device: Amazon Kindle 3	Word 2007/2010 .docx to awesome .pdf converter Hi guys, I'd like to share a little piece of software I've made. It's actually an add-in for Word 2007/2010 (I've tested it on x86 only, not sure whether it'll run on x64 as well) in which you enter your Kindle address and then by clicking a button format currently opened document for the Kindle 3's screen. You can send it directly to your Kindle with another button. This add-in might not be useful for everybody, it's main purpose is to serve people with similar needs to mine - if you have a document with pictures, Word equations and tables, the PDF format is AFAIK the only option for preserving the exact layout as in the original document. More info and a download link is on my blog right here EDIT: The problems mentions in the posts below have all been fixed, so if you didn't want to try this addin because of them before, now you can! Last edited by Chrasty; 08-07-2011 at 03:29 PM.

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02-09-2011, 03:07 PM	#3
billmilo Connoisseur Posts: 59 Karma: 76 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kindle 3 Wifi	Thanks, looks like a nice tweak. Word 2010 has an option to save word documents as pdf.

02-09-2011, 03:35 PM	#4
Chrasty Member Posts: 15 Karma: 1296 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Czech Republic Device: Amazon Kindle 3	DiapDealer: Yes, export and send functions are under the same button, so in order to export the document using my button, you need to have your email address filled in. But just as billmilo said, Word has an export to pdf function in case you don't want to use 'my' button.

02-09-2011, 08:07 PM	#5
Mark Rehorst was engr, now dentist Posts: 143 Karma: 18558 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Riverside, Ca Device: Kindle DXG	Open Office Writer (and other OO apps) can open MS Office documents and save them as pdf files. It's FREE as in beer! http://www.openoffice.org/

02-10-2011, 07:37 AM	#6
DDHarriman Guru Posts: 860 Karma: 4380 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Almada, Portugal Device: Cybook Gen3, Sony PRS 505, Kindle DXG and Samsung Galaxy Note	Hello Office 2007 has a “save as pdf” free plugin that after installed lets one do exactly that in any of the office suit programs (including of course word). One can get it in: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/e...displaylang=en Best regards,

07-07-2011, 12:23 PM	#7
Chrasty Member Posts: 15 Karma: 1296 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Czech Republic Device: Amazon Kindle 3	I have just released a new version of my addin. It fixes all the things mentioned here and adds a update-check feature, so you'll never miss a new version. Give a try! Link's the same as above http://blog.chrasty.cz/kindle-sender...-documents-and

08-07-2011, 03:28 PM	#8
Chrasty Member Posts: 15 Karma: 1296 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Czech Republic Device: Amazon Kindle 3	New version available! It fixes quite an annoying bug, Word no longer stays in-memory after existing. http://blog.chrasty.cz/kindle-sender...-documents-and

08-07-2011, 06:13 PM	#9
jswinden Nameless Being	Why re-invent a wheel that works? As other have stated Office 2007/2010 already have convert to PDF ability available for free. All you really need to do is create a template that will work with your reader (Kindle) so that new documents can be quickly formatted in a small size with small margins and a text size that is readable on a 6" screen, then creating PDFs becomes a breeze.