Help with converting a Visio file into a PDF

[Jon Harvey]

Here is the procedure I pulled off this list years ago. It's been
sitting either in, on, under, or behind my desk for what seems like
forever. Does it still hold true with the current software out there?

"1. Save the file in Visio as a PDF.
2. Open the PDF in Acrobat.
3. Save the Acrobat file as and EPS, with TIFF preview/fonts embedded.
4. Import the EPS into FrameMaker.
Note: The image may look fuzzy in FM when imported. Remember, this is
the TIFF preview, not the printed page."

-----Original Message-----
From: framers-bounces+jharvey=cambridgesoft.com at lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces+jharvey=cambridgesoft.com at lists.frameusers.com]
On Behalf Of Dov Isaacs
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 2:21 PM
To: Steve Rickaby; framers at FrameUsers.com
Subject: RE: Help with converting a Visio file into a PDF

FrameMaker does NOT have the ability to import "Visio native
files." It does have the ability to use OLE (object linking 
and embedding) links to such a Viso document file, but that
requires that Visio be installed on the system that runs
FrameMaker. Also, OLE is notoriously unreliable.

	- Dov
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: framers-bounces+isaacs=adobe.com at lists.frameusers.com 
> [mailto:framers-bounces+isaacs=adobe.com at lists.frameusers.com]
>  On Behalf Of Steve Rickaby
> Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 7:54 AM
> To: framers at FrameUsers.com
> Subject: Re: Help with converting a Visio file into a PDF
> 
> At 07:40 -0700 28/6/06, Roopa Belur wrote:
> 
> >  My apologies for not being clear. My company uses 
> Microsoft Word. They are considering moving to Frame in the 
> next few months.
> > 
> >I need help converting a Visio file into PDF without 
> Distiller or any Adobe product.
> 
> Er... just a quick query: you're not trying to go from Visio 
> to PDF so that you can import the PDF into FrameMaker, are 
> you? Because if so, I don't think you need to bother: PC 
> FrameMaker can import Visio native files directly (or so I've 
> been told - I don't use Visio).
> -- 
> Steve
> 
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