How to Convert Access Report to PDF

Today many companies use the database software Microsoft Access for a wide variety of business applications. The software displays information in the form of reports. Converting these reports from Access to PDF makes them available in a universally accessible format. Universal Document Converter handles the conversion easily and offers flexible custom settings for controlling the converted files. Another advantage of Universal Document Converter is its ability to generate files meeting the PDF/A standard.

Please follow this manual to start converting Access reports

  1. Download and install Universal Document Converter software onto your computer.

  2. Open Microsoft Access report and press File->Print… in application main menu.

    Open Microsoft Access report and press File-Print... in application main menu.

  3. Select Universal Document Converter from the printers list and press Properties button.

    Select Universal Document Converter from the printers list and press Properties button.

  4. On the settings panel, click Load Properties.

    On the settings panel, click Load Properties

  5. Use the Open dialog to select "Text document to PDF.xml" and click Open.

    Use the Open dialog to select "Text document to PDF.xml" and click Open

  6. Press OK in Microsoft Access Print dialog to start conversion. When the PDF file is ready, it will be saved to the My Documents\UDC Output Files folder by default.

    Converting in progress.

  7. The converted report will then be opened in Adobe Acrobat or another viewer associated with PDF files on your computer.

    Converted report in Adobe Acrobat.

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  • Arthur Rabatscher

    Arthur Rabatscher

    AR-Soft Widnau GmbH, Switzerland

    «On a Delphi-Developer-Homepage we found an example how to convert Word- or Excel Documents into PDF. Within this source code the use of the OCX of the Universal Document Converter was shown. This was the easiest way, how we could convert all kinds of documents into the PDF Format.»