Interactive PDF designed from a collection of Microsoft Word documents

InDesign Interactive PDF from a collection of Microsoft Word files by Freelance Artworker Brighton
Probus Sigma Remote Artworker, Sarahjane Jackson

Collating Microsoft Word Files in Adobe InDesign

Working remotely as a freelance artworker, Sarahjane Jackson was tasked with combining a collection of Microsoft Word research documents into a single, easy-to-navigate interactive PDF. The finished 226-page publication featured a fully linked table of contents, appendices, and internal hyperlinks, making it simple for readers to find information quickly.

Using Adobe InDesign, Sarahjane imported and formatted the Microsoft Word files, creating a professional, print-ready layout while maintaining consistency throughout the document. The final interactive PDF was then optimised to reduce the file size, making it easy to email to clients around the world without compromising quality.


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Branded Microsoft Word template created by Artworker at Fruit Design, Brighton

Branded Microsoft Word template created by Sarahjane Jackson, Freelance Artworker Brighton UK
Branded Microsoft Word template created by Sarahjane Jackson, Freelance Artworker Brighton UK

Microsoft Word can be tamed by a designer!

Sarahjane created a Microsoft Word template for University of Cambridge, using Fruit Design‘s InDesign template. They wanted a template to help standardise all their paperwork. Fruit Design’s designer had created the new brand, Sarahjane recreated this style into Microsoft Word. Using headers, footers and Microsoft styles to create a variety of templates. Once these templates are save, it is hard to save over, always giving you a new document.