batch conversion to pdf

[Josh Berer]

What Claire said. In Acrobat go File>create pdf>batch create multiple
files. Add a folder and it will just run through them all.
If you don't have acrobat there are a bunch of free doc-to-pdf
programs available online, I havent tried them.
J


On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 1:42 PM, Claire Bowern <clairebowern at gmail.com> wrote:
> I think the full Acrobat can do this by folder, keeping the items in
> individual files. You could also write an Applescript to do it.
> Claire
>
> On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 1:36 PM, Gary Holton <gmholton at alaska.edu> wrote:
>> Here at ANLA we are often faced with the problem of archiving vast
>> numbers of digital files in proprietary formats, especially MS Word.
>> Does anyone know of a good method for batch converting from, say, .doc
>> to .pdf ?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
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>> Gary Holton
>> Director, Alaska Native Language Archive
>> Associate Professor of Linguistics, Alaska Native Language Center
>> University of Alaska Fairbanks
>> 306B Brooks Building
>>
>> Postal address:
>> Box 757680
>> Fairbanks, AK  99775-7680
>> USA
>>
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>> +1 907 474 6586 [fax]
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