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THINGS ABOUT PDF
PDF stands for Portable Document Format. It is a file
format developed by Adobe Systems. PDF captures formatting information
from a variety of desktop publishing applications, making it possible to
send formatted documents and have them appear on the recipient's monitor
or printer as they were intended. This is why many websites post
documents in PDF format. The Acrobat Reader is a free, while Acrobat
Acrobat 5 costs over $200.
HOW TO READ PDF FILES:
With free Adobe Acrobat Reader software, you can view and print Adobe
PDF files across a broad range of hardware and operating systems.
HOW TO CREATE PDF FILES:
Adobe PDF files are created so that other people can download and then
reliably open and see your documents.
CONVERT A WORD DOC TO A PDF FILE
Not sure what exactly a PDF file is and why it is important? See
"Acronym of the Month".
ADOBE ACROBAT
Adobe Acrobat is the best, most reliable way to make PDF files. Acrobat
5.0 lets you convert Microsoft Office documents to Adobe PDF files.
Acrobat costs over 200$. You could also buy it on ebay.com (cheaper but
often for an older version).
To convert a MS Word file to a PDF file you first
install the Adobe Acrobat software (the full version, not the free
Reader). Then open the document in Word. In the pull down menu click
"File" and select "Print". If Adobe Acrobat
PDFwriter is loaded as one of your "printer" choices, you can
"print" the file (even though, confusingly, nothing gets
printed) and convert it to a PDF.
FREE WORD TO PDF CONVERSION
Don't want to spend over $200 on Adobe Acrobat? The following are
offering free services to convert word files into pdfs online:
Adobe.com:
You can convert one or a few files to pdf on www.adobe.com
for free
GoBCL:
http://www.gohtm.com/
Fast PDF
Web-based service that converts Word into PDF.
http://www.fastpdf.com/
BCL Magellan
Magellan converts PDF files into HTML4 for online browsing. Magellan
uses a unique process that preserves original document layout - complete
with graphics, lines, hyperlinks and bookmarks - and transforms it into
a useable and searchable document for the web. Purchase for $200, free
demo.
http://www.bclcomputers.com/products/magellan.htm
SCANSOFT OMNIPAGE PRO
ScanSoft's OmniPage Pro OCR software now includes a feature to convert
to and from PDF and many popular file formats including MS Word.
WORDPERFECT
WordPerfect has a "Publish to PDF" to create a PDF file from
it's formats and others (including MS Word). Not always perfect though -
pardon the pun.
GNU GHOSTSCRIPT
Ghostscript has ps2pdf and pdf2ps conversion utilities to convert
PostScript language files to PDF and vice versa.
http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/doc/gnu/
http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/
contributed by: PS
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