I have a need to take an existing pdf, create markups on
the pdf after converting to windows journal and then I
need to convert back to pdf. I seem to be able to
complete the steps, however, when the pdf is re-opened,
it is cryptic. You cannot read the text. I need to be
able to put the file back into a program that a mac user
can at least read/view. Any suggestions?

FYI: I have Acrobat 6.0. This program does allow to make
edits, but it is not nearly as user friendly. I'd prefer
the journal capabilities.

THX

Deb, about the only way to do it is printing the PDF directly using the
Windows Journal Printer. This will allow you to import the items (although
a heavy-duty document that's lengthy may be a pain. Otherwise, support
needs to come from Adobe's adjustment of their product. Microsoft can't do
it.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone

"Deb Scott" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have a need to take an existing pdf, create markups on
> the pdf after converting to windows journal and then I
> need to convert back to pdf. I seem to be able to
> complete the steps, however, when the pdf is re-opened,
> it is cryptic. You cannot read the text. I need to be
> able to put the file back into a program that a mac user
> can at least read/view. Any suggestions?
>
> FYI: I have Acrobat 6.0. This program does allow to make
> edits, but it is not nearly as user friendly. I'd prefer
> the journal capabilities.
>
> THX

Another option is to export the Journal files (that you've created from the
PDFs) as B&W Tiffs, or as MHTML (Web archive) files. If your Mac browser
doesn't support these, it is possible to open them in IE for Windows and
save them as HTML documents or recover some image files with the content you
need.

Of course if you have the documents that the PDF was created from then you
can shortcut the intermediate print processes. Scansoft has a product that
will extract editble content from PDF files too if you don't have access to
the originals and do this task frequently.


"Chris H." <winxpnews********.com> wrote in message
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> Deb, about the only way to do it is printing the PDF directly using the
> Windows Journal Printer. This will allow you to import the items
> (although a heavy-duty document that's lengthy may be a pain. Otherwise,
> support needs to come from Adobe's adjustment of their product. Microsoft
> can't do it.
> --
> Chris H.
> Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
> Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
> Associate Expert
> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
> "Deb Scott" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2000a01c4585b$d3a6f8e0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>>I have a need to take an existing pdf, create markups on
>> the pdf after converting to windows journal and then I
>> need to convert back to pdf. I seem to be able to
>> complete the steps, however, when the pdf is re-opened,
>> it is cryptic. You cannot read the text. I need to be
>> able to put the file back into a program that a mac user
>> can at least read/view. Any suggestions?
>>
>> FYI: I have Acrobat 6.0. This program does allow to make
>> edits, but it is not nearly as user friendly. I'd prefer
>> the journal capabilities.
>>
>> THX
>
>

Deb,

This is actually a font embedding issue and it's due to some bad UI on
Adobe's part that overrides your settings to embed fonts. It's very easy to
fix however

1. Print the PDF to Journal as you always have and mark it up with ink.
2. Click the Print button in Journal and select the Adobe PDF as the printer
in the Print Dialog, but don't print it yet
3. Before you print, click the preferences button in the Print Dialog to
open the Adobe PDF Settings. In that window is a checkbox for "Do Not Send
fonts to Adobe PDF." It's near the bottom. Uncheck that box.
4. Click the appropriate okay buttons and print the document. It will open
readably in Acrobat.

This checkbox overrides any font settings you make in Acrobat. It's
annoying, and it always appears checked.

I do the same document workflow myself and it works fine if the fonts embed.

Jeff

"Deb Scott" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2000a01c4585b$d3a6f8e0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>I have a need to take an existing pdf, create markups on
> the pdf after converting to windows journal and then I
> need to convert back to pdf. I seem to be able to
> complete the steps, however, when the pdf is re-opened,
> it is cryptic. You cannot read the text. I need to be
> able to put the file back into a program that a mac user
> can at least read/view. Any suggestions?
>
> FYI: I have Acrobat 6.0. This program does allow to make
> edits, but it is not nearly as user friendly. I'd prefer
> the journal capabilities.
>
> THX

Jeff,
This is great! Thanks for the help!
>-----Original Message-----
>Deb,
>
>This is actually a font embedding issue and it's due to
some bad UI on
>Adobe's part that overrides your settings to embed
fonts. It's very easy to
>fix however
>
>1. Print the PDF to Journal as you always have and mark
it up with ink.
>2. Click the Print button in Journal and select the
Adobe PDF as the printer
>in the Print Dialog, but don't print it yet
>3. Before you print, click the preferences button in the
Print Dialog to
>open the Adobe PDF Settings. In that window is a
checkbox for "Do Not Send
>fonts to Adobe PDF." It's near the bottom. Uncheck that
box.
>4. Click the appropriate okay buttons and print the
document. It will open
>readably in Acrobat.
>
>This checkbox overrides any font settings you make in
Acrobat. It's
>annoying, and it always appears checked.
>
>I do the same document workflow myself and it works fine
if the fonts embed.
>
>Jeff
>
>"Deb Scott" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
in message
>news:2000a01c4585b$d3a6f8e0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>>I have a need to take an existing pdf, create markups on
>> the pdf after converting to windows journal and then I
>> need to convert back to pdf. I seem to be able to
>> complete the steps, however, when the pdf is re-opened,
>> it is cryptic. You cannot read the text. I need to be
>> able to put the file back into a program that a mac
user
>> can at least read/view. Any suggestions?
>>
>> FYI: I have Acrobat 6.0. This program does allow to
make
>> edits, but it is not nearly as user friendly. I'd
prefer
>> the journal capabilities.
>>
>> THX
>
>
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