When I create a .pdf from an Office file, I have to close the original file before using. Help?

When I create a .pdf file from an Office 2010 file (.docx or .xlsx), I cannot move, rename or alter the .pdf file until I first close the original Office file. If I try, I get a message that the file is in use. Is this due to some sort of cache setting? Any suggestions?

I believe we are using Adobe drivers within Office to generate the PDF through the print function. All of the settings appear to be Adobe. If I launch Distiller separately and navigate to the setting I get the exact same settings form I get when I go through the print properties settings.

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You can print to the Adobe PDF printer, but that only creates links that Acrobat or Reader recognize as such. That is the reason for needing the entire URL on one line. It is not actually an embedded link, but one created by Acrobat on the fly. With OFFICE 2013 you have two choices: 1. create the PDF with the print to Adobe PDF and then add the links in Acrobat so that they are complete or 2. I think the WORD save as PDF or XPS will create the PDF with links, but not sure. If so, that would be the quickest solution for you, but be aware of potential problems with the MS plugin.
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I would recommend you to get in touch with Microsoft support as well .
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I just bought Acrobat Standard to create pdfs on Word 2013.
I'm making a catalog using this two softwares, Word 2013 (latest version with all updates) and Acrobat XI (latest version, 11.0.06). Unfortunately things are not working as I wish, and on some documents almost at the end of the transformation process, it can't save the pdf file or it gives a major word error, exiting word.
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Sorry, but when the pdf is created or not (like when happens on this particulary case), I don't see any logs on the same folder.
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P.S. - Sorry if I was too confusiong for anyone to understand what I'm trying to say here
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