If you wanted to create a PDF file from a Word 2003 document, you could use the Adobe PDF button, the Adobe PDF menu, or the ”PDF printer” option. In Word 2007, you must use the “PDF printer” option, as follows:
- Click on the Office button and select Print.
- In the Printer Name field, select Adobe PDF from the drop-down menu, then click OK.
- In the Save PDF File As window, navigate to the location where you want to save the PDF file, rename the file if desired, then click OK.
Note 1: Use this same method to create a PDF within any Office 2007 application.
Note 2: If you want to change the PDF settings for a document, you must use Adobe Acrobat Professional. Open Acrobat, open your document, change the settings, then convert the document to a PDF within Acrobat.
For answers to other frequently-asked questions about Word 2007, click here.
Version 3 of the Mozilla Firefox web browser for Macs and PCs is now available for downloading from the Mozilla website. Our testing shows no incompatibilities between Firefox 3 and Moodle or BannerINB, so everyone should feel free to install it.
If you’re curious about the new features in Firefox 3, we recommend this article from the Washington Post.
In a recent security bulletin, Microsoft warned users that Apple’s Safari Web browser for Windows exposes PCs to a security hole that permits potentially malicious files to be downloaded to a user’s computer and run without prompting the user.
The Microsoft bulletin comes two weeks after a security researcher warned both Microsoft and Apple that Safari introduces a vulnerability in Windows and OS X machines that allows any rogue Web site to deluge a user’s Desktop directory (Windows), or Downloads directory (Apple), with unwanted files.
We strongly recommend that anyone interested in trying Safari for Windows wait until the security hole is fixed to install it.
For more information, see the original article from Brian Kreb’s May 31st Security Fix column on the Washington Post website, and the follow-up article published June 9th.
If you are using Write-N-Cite III (3) to insert citations in a Word 2007 document, please take note.
Be sure to save your document in Word 97-2003 (.doc) format, rather than the default Word 2007 (.docx) format. Otherwise, the citations you inserted using Write-N-Cite III will appear as nonsense characters in your final document.
Smith provides information technology resources to students, faculty, and staff for academic purposes and for their use while engaged in college business. The college has established standards and policies for the acceptable use of these resources, and expects all students, staff, and faculty to be familiar with and honor them.
In accordance with the college’s Acceptable Use Policy, Smith computer systems, data networks, and information technology services may be used only for lawful purposes and in a manner consistent with college policies. Please note that actions normally prohibited by law and/or Smith’s policy include, but are not limited to:
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Did you know? Anyone who has a Smith GroupWise email account can also use GroupWise Messenger, an instant messaging system similar to AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), but specifically designed for secure instant messaging between two or more GroupWise users at Smith.
GroupWise Messenger also supports chat rooms, on-line “spaces” that can be used by multiple users to hold a shared conversation. Unlike regular Messenger sessions, in which one person starts and ends an exchange of messages with other users, a chat room provides an on-going group “chat area” that group members can join and leave at will.
For more information about installing and using GroupWise Messenger, click here.
If you use Banner Access Reports (BAR), please do not install Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) at this time because SP3 is currently incompatible with BAR.
To avoid downloading SP3 by accident as part of an automatic Windows update, all BAR users should install the SP3 download blocker program, which is now available on the Smith software page.
Note that the software page also includes an SP3 download unblocker program, for use after the BAR incompatibility issue is resolved.
If you use an LCD (flat-screen) monitor with your Windows computer, and want a quick and easy way to improve the visual quality of the text on your display, you need to try ClearType!
ClearType is a built-in feature in Windows XP and Vista that makes the fonts on LCD monitors sharper and clearer. It’s turned off by default in XP and on by default in Vista.
Here’s how to turn ClearType on in Windows XP: Read More »
Are you upgrading to Office 2007, or interested in trying it out? Our new workshops give you hands-on experience using the new Office 2007 ”ribbon” toolbar to create and edit Word 2007, Excel 2007, and PowerPoint 2007 files.
With eight different sessions available, you’re sure to find a date and time that works for you. Click here for the full workshop description, along with schedule and registration information.
Apple has just released an update to its QuickTime media player software that fixes at least 11 security vulnerabilities for both Mac and Windows systems.
If you ever use QuickTime to view videos or listen to audio files on the web, we recommend that you install the new version immediately.
Just go to Apple’s QuickTime download page and download version 7.4.5 for Windows (with or without iTunes).
Note: If you see any warning messages about registry changes while the program is installing, be sure to allow the changes.
For more information about the QuickTime update, see Brian Krebs’s Security Fix column on the Washington Post web site.
