how do you make a spreadsheet into pdf
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Just that. I'd like to 'encrypt' my spreadsheet by making it into a file I can sent to a client that I won't worry will be modified. Thanks!
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Just that. I'd like to 'encrypt' my spreadsheet by making it into a file I can sent to a client that I won't worry will be modified. Thanks!
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copy the entire file onto the clipboard (ctrl-A,
ctrl-C)
Edit, paste special, values only
Paste into a new spreadsheet
You will get a spreadsheet that has only values (with no formulas). This, I feel, is the simplest way to conceal the workings of your spreadsheet & still give away a soft copy.
Of course this won't prevent someone from changing the file you sent. But THAT you might not be able to ensure, no matter what you do, because there would always be some way for somebody to tamper with your file if they want to.
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RE: how do you make a spreadsheet into pdf
1) project archival - just burn a CD and send that
2) If you wish to allow the client to "check your work - just print it out or send a scanned image and include the equations so it can be checked.
3) Always put your stamp or signature on the original printout or on the attached transmittal
4) make sure you put a disclaimer on all digital media and preferably on plans and reports also. An example is shown below:
DISCLAIMER & COPYRIGHT ACME CONSULTING INC.: ACME Consulting Inc. assumes no responsibility for data supplied in electronic format. Such data is provided for convenience only and the recipient accepts full responsibility for verifying the accuracy and completeness of the data. The original hard copy of the data, which has been sealed and signed, shall constitute the official documents of record for working purposes. In the event of inconsistencies between the electronic data and the original hard copy data, the hard copy data shall prevail. The recipient releases ACME, its officers, employees, consultants and agents, from any and all claims arising in any way from the content or provision of the data. Nothing herein shall reduce or diminish ACME's ownership of or copyright in the data or its compilation or arrangement. Any analyses, programs, systems, software or formatting in the data shall be the property of ACME. The recipient of this data is prohibited from redistributing and from using any design or drawing information contained within the data, in whole or in part, for any other purpose than that for which it was originally designed without the express written consent of ACME Consulting Inc.
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I like the idea of the electronic documents disclaimer.
I'm not sure how it would be the responsibility of the client to verify the correctness or completeness of the data if it was modified in transit. If I were to burn a cd, the data could always be transferred to a computer, where it could be modified there. I could scan the image, but I think I would be compromising quality.
I like the idea of a pdf- it's a used on the internet to display government documents and scientific data, and in personal experiments, I haven't been able to modify the format. I haven't had this be a problem as of yet, so it would be more preventative measures I'm taking here. I'm sure PDF won't solve all my problems, it's not perfect, but it's practical, and it improves my sleep at night.
Thanks for previous posts. I found pdf2txt to be work for my spreadsheets. Thanks for all the helpful posts, guys. This is a great forum.
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In any case, ANYTHING that you provide electronically can be modified in some fashion. PDF output and even the bitmap can be manipulated if anyone truly chooses to. The protection for you is that you and only you have the original Excel file, as well as what you sent them
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On the transmittal to the client, indicate that you have sent a copy to your lawyer (if you are really worried) and also you might identify each of the files in the transmittal by name, by date and by time the saving of the file. Further indicate that this is the only copy of the electronic file that you have sent the client. If he comes up with something else (after modifying his computer to ensure the date and time), you still have your lawyer's copy.
What I find is that many designers, after the contract is let and the contractor is working, issue revisions to the supervising engineer to give to the contractor so that he can "improve" his working drawings for submittal to engineer for approval (maybe not in US/Canada/Europe) but certainly in some other unnamed countries. Designer neither indicates any revision number, identifies the revision, etc. This is more a problem, I would think.
Make sense????
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I see what you're saying about the lawer idea. That way you've got a third party to corroberate. I would like to stay as far away from the legal industry as possible! Hopefully these small preventative measures will aid in that. Thanks again for the good input.
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FredGarvin is right, PDF95 works great for a freebee.
One thing "we" do to save some of the disclaimer problems that cvg identified is make the customer sign a hard copy that you can file that states you are not responsible. Autographs will make the lawyers and courts happy.
Good luck!
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Hey that's an aspect I hadn't thought of. Just have them sign one disclaimer covering all electronic documents in with the contract, and you're covered for the entire job. I still like the idea of sending copies of the file to a lawer in addition, just so that you have someone to corroborate that indeed you haven't also done any altering. That would make it airtight.
With all the scheming, I'm starting to feel like the gray-haired guy on Perry Mason here. Outstanding input thanks again.
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Zip all files (editable or read-only) in question in a single compressed file.
With WinZip it could also be password protected, that won’t encrypt but will prevent unauthorized access at basic level. Use PGP for industry strength encryption.
You could than generate a digital signature using the md5 Checksum method.
The said signature file is to be distributed together with the disclaimer file and the said compressed file.
You could also include a forth ‘contents.txt’ file showing the result of a DOS dir command i.e. all the file attributes: name, size, date, etc.To generate such file run the command from DOS prompt: dir *.* > contents.txt
A download for md5 is available for both Windows and *nix-es at:
http://bs2000.fujitsu-siemens.com/INetServ/Goodies/Tools/
I hope this helps!
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If you need to make .pdf from ANY printable format, just follow this steps:
1- install a "HP Color LaserJet PS" connected to "File port"
2- download and install Ghostscript and GSview from http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/doc/AFPL/get800.htm
3- print your spreadsheet using the virtual printer, this will create a .prn file. Some application does not automatically adds extension. If it is your case add it manually in the destination file.
4- convert the .prn in a .pdf file using GSview. Open the prn file and click File>convert .
It works, I used this lots of time.
Good luck.
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How bulletproof is this, do you think? It's very congenial, but I'm not sure it would hold up in court. Prohibited by who? The United Nations? lol
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