converting Publisher 2010 to PDF causes font color change

Anonymous
2010-08-15T10:55:37+00:00

Howdy!  I'm using Win 7, Office 2010 and Acrobat 8.  I can convert word files to PDFs with no problem, using the Office built-in PDF conversion (NOT the "Print to" option, because I need the hyperlinks to be active).  However, when I convert from Publisher 2010 to a PDF, all is well except any color text (different fonts, including hyperlink text) changes to a very dark grey, almost black.  The colors that I'm using are a dark red, and the default blue hyperlink font.  The fonts I'm using are standard Arial and Perpetua, which are defaults.

I've tried lots of troubleshooting, but nothing seems to work.  Most of the online help I've found has to do with converting to pdf by using the print driver option, which of course won't work for me, as I need the hyperlinks active.

Last time this happened, I was still using Office 2007, and was able to use the Adobe pdfmaker option instead of the "added on" built in Office pdf converter.  That corrected the problem.  However, now the Adobe pdfmaker doesn't seem to be an option, as I understand that there is some sort of conflict that keeps it from working correctly.

Any ideas how to keep my fonts from changing to black/grey?

Thanks.

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Anonymous
2010-11-20T01:18:57+00:00

I think I found the answer to this:  Even though you are not printing it, if you have a color printer, set that as the default printer, then Save As PDF and it will hopefully work.  All font colors and links should be preserved. 

When I change my default printer back to my black and white laser, it stops working as desired.

This problem only started to happen to me after I installed a color printer.

Hope this helps!

Ryan

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  1. Anonymous
    2011-12-08T22:08:36+00:00

    Changing the default printer to a color printer works! DO NOT use any other PDF conversion. I even have Acrobat X and its conversion is terrible compared to Microsoft's enbedded conversion. I'm guessing that MS conversion is pulling font info from the default printer driver. If you do not have a color printer, you can go to HP.com and go to drivers and search for a color printer (such as CM4540) and install it locally.

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  2. Anonymous
    2011-11-13T00:40:58+00:00

    Another solution that worked for me.

    Select File, Print and then selected the Printer as 'Nitro PDF Creator'.  Click on the Print button and the image is created if full color and the Nitro program is opened with the image loaded for review, print to any printer, or email as attachment.

    Nitro is a free PDF program that has replaced Adobe for me.  I like it better>

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  3. Anonymous
    2011-11-13T00:02:20+00:00

    I don't have a color printer - but was still having this problem.  I installed a 'fake' color printer, by manually installing a color printer driver (Add Local Printer, Select a color printer driver from one of the HP printers)

    I set my default printer to this newly installed fake printer, and now I get color PDF's saved out of 2010 Publisher.

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  4. Anonymous
    2011-10-14T02:11:04+00:00

    Don't understand why, but this solution worked.  Thank you!!!!

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