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604811 2007-10-24 07:04:00 What do people recommend in the way of "free" PDF creation software (and why)?
I seem to remember some solution being placed on a PC World CD awhile ago - but I can't find it now.

Thanks in advance.
hkeyzer (9827)
604812 2007-10-24 07:12:00 Here's one (http://www.pdf995.com/)

Why I dont know, never used it. It's free.

Or download Openoffice (http://www.openoffice.org)

I think it can save in PDF format. Its similar to MS Office, and free.

Or this (http://www.cutepdf.com/)

Or if you have MS Office 2007, that will save in PDF too.
Speedy Gonzales (78)
604813 2007-10-24 08:02:00 I use OpenOffice myself just for that reason, it can export to a PDF file. It does a nice job too, better than some other programs I have tried. Rod J (451)
604814 2007-10-24 08:11:00 I use and highly recommend the free and open source PDFCreator (sourceforge.net), which sets itself up as a virtual printer (ie you click File > Print, select PDFCreator, and out pops a PDF!

You can choose DPI settings, passwords, encryption (up to 128-bit) and other settings you would expect to find only in Adobe's Acrobat Pro suite. One limitation I have found is that printing PDFs with PDFCreator doesn't support hyperlinks of any kind, but other than that I have had no problems whatsoever with it. Needs Windows 2000 or XP (not sure if it runs on Vista).

Hope this helps
jwil1 (65)
604815 2007-10-24 08:35:00 Seems similar to the one I use, called Bullzip PDF Printer (www.snapfiles.com) (freeware), which has document protection... kahawai chaser (3545)
604816 2007-10-24 09:23:00 Thanks for suggestions, downloaded most of them now and trying them out.

Cheers
hkeyzer (9827)
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