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[–] bufalo1973@piefed.social 35 points 8 months ago (3 children) LibreOffice has a native export to PDF. And, if you use (almost) any Linux, you have a PDF printer included. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children) I am on Linux but haven’t needed to use office software in nearly 20 years, how do you access the pdf printer? Is that different from saving as a pdf through the menu? Edit: thanks for the help everyone! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 21 points 8 months ago (1 child) You literally 'print' to pdf. Instead of a physical page appearing from the demon box, it will give you a prompt of where to 'print' your file. Windows has it too, though I always use the pdf export and not the print. But in a pinch it's good. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bountygiver@lemmy.ml 4 points 8 months ago* export is typically better as it preserve selectable text, if you print as pdf it will be as flat as a real paper (modern readers will still let you select text but you will be prone to any errors the text recognition can make) permalink fedilink source parent [–] exu@feditown.com 8 points 8 months ago You hit print and select the PDF output. It probably works everywhere you can select a printer. Windows also has that, but you have to navigate your way out of OneDrive folders. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago The PDF printer would be accessed via the Print functionality. It's a virtual device that renders output to a file instead of a physical printer. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CannedYeet@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago (1 child) Even better, you can create a "Hybrid PDF" which embeds a second copy of the file in ODT format inside the PDF. This makes it re-editable. Word supports ODT but it doesn't support reading these ODT files embedded in PDFs though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Chee_Koala@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago Hello! Thanks for the tip! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Xttweaponttx@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago Print to PDF is the way! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children) I am on Linux but haven’t needed to use office software in nearly 20 years, how do you access the pdf printer? Is that different from saving as a pdf through the menu? Edit: thanks for the help everyone! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 21 points 8 months ago (1 child) You literally 'print' to pdf. Instead of a physical page appearing from the demon box, it will give you a prompt of where to 'print' your file. Windows has it too, though I always use the pdf export and not the print. But in a pinch it's good. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bountygiver@lemmy.ml 4 points 8 months ago* export is typically better as it preserve selectable text, if you print as pdf it will be as flat as a real paper (modern readers will still let you select text but you will be prone to any errors the text recognition can make) permalink fedilink source parent [–] exu@feditown.com 8 points 8 months ago You hit print and select the PDF output. It probably works everywhere you can select a printer. Windows also has that, but you have to navigate your way out of OneDrive folders. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago The PDF printer would be accessed via the Print functionality. It's a virtual device that renders output to a file instead of a physical printer. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 21 points 8 months ago (1 child) You literally 'print' to pdf. Instead of a physical page appearing from the demon box, it will give you a prompt of where to 'print' your file. Windows has it too, though I always use the pdf export and not the print. But in a pinch it's good. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bountygiver@lemmy.ml 4 points 8 months ago* export is typically better as it preserve selectable text, if you print as pdf it will be as flat as a real paper (modern readers will still let you select text but you will be prone to any errors the text recognition can make) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bountygiver@lemmy.ml 4 points 8 months ago* export is typically better as it preserve selectable text, if you print as pdf it will be as flat as a real paper (modern readers will still let you select text but you will be prone to any errors the text recognition can make) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] exu@feditown.com 8 points 8 months ago You hit print and select the PDF output. It probably works everywhere you can select a printer. Windows also has that, but you have to navigate your way out of OneDrive folders. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago The PDF printer would be accessed via the Print functionality. It's a virtual device that renders output to a file instead of a physical printer. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CannedYeet@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago (1 child) Even better, you can create a "Hybrid PDF" which embeds a second copy of the file in ODT format inside the PDF. This makes it re-editable. Word supports ODT but it doesn't support reading these ODT files embedded in PDFs though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Chee_Koala@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago Hello! Thanks for the tip! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Chee_Koala@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago Hello! Thanks for the tip! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Xttweaponttx@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago Print to PDF is the way! permalink fedilink source parent
