Help with converting a Visio file into a PDF

[Dov Isaacs]

Yes, the advice (I gave it) still holds.
No reason why it shouldn't!

	- Dov 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jon Harvey [mailto:JHarvey at cambridgesoft.com] 
> Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 9:32 AM
> To: Dov Isaacs; Steve Rickaby; framers at FrameUsers.com
> Subject: RE: Help with converting a Visio file into a PDF
> 
> 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.frameu
> sers.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
>