Word, Save as PDF, best for electronic distribution fails with error
New problem today, 3/7/19 I can no longer save a Word doc as a PDF optimized for electronic distribution. The Word doc itself doesn't seem to matter, happens with different fonts etc.
In Word, attempt to File -> Save As -> PDF with Best for Electronic Distribution option selected fails with the message Can't Export File. There are three workarounds: 1)Save As PDF with Best for Printing option, 2)Print -> Print to PDF, or 3)click the Acrobat tab in Word and Create PDF icon upper left.
my setup:
Mac OS 10.14.3
Word 16.16.7
Acrobat Pro DC 2019.010.20098
Jeremy
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Glad to know that your issue is resolved!
Cheers!
Tanvi
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Peter Hedditch
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This is still an issue with the latest perpetual license version of Office for Mac 2021, but...
I've finally cracked it. Use office.com instead of your offline Office software, and it will let you export Word to electronic type of PDF.
You don't need a 365 subscription for this.
Heddois
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Anonymous
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The weblinks don't work this way:(
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PersianLeo
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This issue is back in Word 16.37.200051002!
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Jeremy
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Update 3/14/19 - It turns out that the issue was with Word for Mac version 16.16.7. Upgraded to 16.16.8 and there is no longer a problem. Apologies to Adobe on this one!