Page 1 of 2
Create pdf
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 4:40 pm
by Krane
What do you guys use to create pdf files?
or
How do you guys create your pdf files?
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 8:59 pm
by wacko
Adobe Acrobat is the prog to use (or rather the included Destiller)
But there might be something else doing the job (more or less). Go to
http://www.download.com and see what u can find. CutePDF seems to be good, but I never tried it (
http://download.com.com/3000-6675-10220 ... ag=lst-3-2.
Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2004 2:12 am
by Krane
Cool Wacko
, thanks!
Edit: Actually, CutePDF is very cute
!
Now I need something to EDIT it
! Like add bookmarks...CutePDF don't do this..
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 9:06 pm
by m4rine
hmmm to edit it u just need microsoft word or a program like it i think and just print to PDF
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 10:25 pm
by Jack Ruby
I use adobe acrobat and adobe illustrator to make and edit my pdf's.
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 10:44 pm
by wacko
[Spec Ops] Jack Ruby wrote:I use adobe acrobat and adobe illustrator to make and edit my pdf's.
yep, as I said, but acrobat is about 300? (and Illustrator prob similar)
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 11:28 pm
by Jack Ruby
You can get 5 free pdf's here :
https://createpdf.adobe.com/index.pl/35 ... P=IE&v=AHP
Download this and get another 5:
http://www.deskpdf.com/products.htm
Guess theres more free ones out there, just had a quickle google
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 1:55 pm
by Krane
I did a google search too. There's some web sites that creates the document itself in your desktop, pretty cool...But CutePDF is free and do the job wonderfully!
The only problem, and it seems to be general, it's editing the pdf. I found this CAD-KAS PDF Editor ($79) edits pretty well but ...$79?
There should be a cheaper way, ha? Just add some bookmarks...
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 8:37 pm
by m4rine
hmmm have any of you heard of OpenOffice.org ? for those who havent it is a office suite like MS Office and it now supports conver to PDF.
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 8:47 pm
by wacko
Krane wrote:There should be a cheaper way, ha? Just add some bookmarks...
maybe u could find an older acrobat at ebay?! but i don't know from which version on u can add bookmarks... (surely v5). Then, is pdf a must? don't know what u're planning to do, but maybe set up a bit of html?!
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 10:59 pm
by Krane
pdf is cool, print friendly, only 1 file...but html is another option
This is for very complicated readme/manual
!
...bookmarks...we're close
!
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2004 1:18 am
by Jack Ruby
As was pointed out before by someone earlier, you can type up your manual in Word, then go Print to file, instead of printing to your printer. It will make a pdf of your word doc, this may be the solution.
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2004 4:05 pm
by Krane
Print to File? Sorry, I have Office 98 for Mac and I can't find this feature in there
...As I hate Microsoft applications, maybe I missed...I'm gonna check again!
Very poor guy
but very happy
!
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2004 4:30 pm
by Bjarne BZR
I just press the PDF generation button on any part of my
Wiki site to generate a PDF version of it
It uses an open source PDF generator called
R&0S PDF
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2004 4:36 pm
by Jack Ruby
Go file/print then when the printer dialog box comes up you should see the list of installed printers ie: hewlett packard 4500, so instead of selecting this printer you should be able to make it print to file, or print to pdf, instead of printing to the hewlett packard 4500.
Hope this works out for you, persisit in the hunt on that printer dialog window and you will find what your looking for.
