Transfer embedded audio files from MS Word to PDF

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Transfer embedded audio files from MS Word to PDF

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All - I embedded some audio clips (.wma) in my MS Word 2007 doc and want these to survive the trip to PDF. These audio files are embedded - i.e., saved within the Word file - not just added as hyperlinks.

Do any of the Tracker products support conversion of the Word doc to PDF, while embedding the audio in the PDF, such that a user can click the icon or whatever inside the PDF and play the audio?

I have Viewer Pro (licensed) and PDF-XChange Lite (trial) but nothing else to test with.

Thanks in advance.
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Re: Transfer embedded audio files from MS Word to PDF

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Hi imit,

As it stands now only the Viewer handles attached or embedded files, so after you convert the word file to PDF, [ctrl]+[shift]+[a] to open the attachments pane and attach the audio files to the PDF that way.

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Re: Transfer embedded audio files from MS Word to PDF

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Chris - Tracker Supp wrote:Hi imit,

As it stands now only the Viewer handles attached or embedded files, so after you convert the word file to PDF, [ctrl]+[shift]+[a] to open the attachments pane and attach the audio files to the PDF that way.

regards,
Chris
Thanks, Chris - Just to be clear: Does this mean that there are no products from your company that can preserve the audio files embedded in the Word doc, when converting to PDF?
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Re: Transfer embedded audio files from MS Word to PDF

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That is correct imit,

No product for the moment can do that.

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Re: Transfer embedded audio files from MS Word to PDF

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Thanks - In my situation the audio files can be placed in a central location and available to most users, so instead of embedding the audio in the Word doc I'll put them on SharePoint and put regular hyperlinks in the Word doc - and those hyperlinks will make the trip from Word to PDF.
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Re: Transfer embedded audio files from MS Word to PDF

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Hi imit,

Great that you found a solution,
not what you initially intended but still a good and elegant one :)

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Re: Transfer embedded audio files from MS Word to PDF

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And yes the external hyperlinks will make it through conversion process.

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