Create PDF with Microsoft Office 2007

If you are a user of Microsoft Office 2007, there is a free add-in provided by Microsoft to publish your documents as PDF. Besides, it also allows you to send files as e-mail attachments in the PDF format.

This add-in will works with the following office programs:

• Microsoft Office Access 2007


• Microsoft Office Excel 2007


• Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007


• Microsoft Office OneNote 2007


• Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007


• Microsoft Office Publisher 2007


• Microsoft Office Visio 2007


• Microsoft Office Word 2007

To produce PDF, select Save to PDF from the Office or File menu.

The free add-in can be downloaded from here (SaveAsPDF.exe).

Password protect PowerPoint 2007

This tutorial is about how to protect PowerPoint 2007 with a password.

To password protect a Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 file,

1. Click on the Microsoft Office Button.


2. Click Save As.


3. Click Tools.


4. Click General Options.


5. Enter the password to open or modify (one or both).


6. Click OK.


7. When prompted, retype your passwords to confirm them, and click OK.


8. Click Save.

View Microsoft Office 2007 Files

To view or print a Microsoft Office 2007 file, on a PC without Microsoft Office 2007, just download the viewer from Microsoft. The viewer will allow you to view and print those files, and can even open password protected Word, Excel or PowerPoint files. However, you cannot edit those files.

Here are the download links:

Word Viewer 2007
Excel Viewer 2007
PowerPoint Viewer 2007