

send the PDF to a printer and let them deal with the issues. Author Posts Viewing 6 reply threads You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Some things aren’t correct like textboxes that might be too small or underlining that isn’t correct, but it works. Why would they hire you if you are merely going to mimic what they already have? Aren't you expecting to create a design? If they just want the PDF/Powerpoint catalog printed. Open the PDF en go to File > Export to Microsoft Powerpoint. Will it be a case of trying to match the style Choose Edit > Preferences (Windows), or Acrobat > Preferences (Mac OS) to open the preference dialog box. Solution 2: Turn off the Smooth Line Art option in Acrobat. What is acceptable in Powerpoint is customarily not acceptable for commercial printing. In the Export Adobe PDF General settings, select Acrobat 5 (PDF 1.4) or higher from the Compatibility options. Then, click on the Format dropdown and choose Adobe PDF (Print). In the Save As box, give your file a name. Chances are high you will need them to supply better, high quality, product images, logos, etc. To convert InDesign to Word, first convert the InDesign file into PDF format. Export all the text from the PDF or copy/paste it from Powerpoint. Your best bet is to start from scratch with InDesign.

Not to mention you probably want to redesign things which a PDF doesn't really allow. If the PDF was generated from PowerPoint, then odds are the PDF will also have issues with commercial printing. Powerpoint does not directly transfer to InDesign, in addition Powerpoint typically uses low resolution RGB images. There's no easy conversion given the files you were provided. In most cases, you can't easily use anything they are providing.
