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  • 28-10-2004 3:21pm
    #1
    Fibonacci
    Closed Accounts Posts: 214 ✭✭


    I’m looking for a FREE program to make pdf files out of word documents. A search on Download.com came up with the following list. Does anybody have any opinions on them, or recommendations for other programs?

    PDF ReDirect 1.1: Create PDF documents through the print command. (87% rating)
    PrimoPDF 1.0: Print to PDF from Windows applications and optimize the PDF output. (94% rating)
    CutePDF Printer 1.2: Create Adobe PDF files for free with the push of a button. (91% rating)

    Thanks!


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  • #2
    quarryman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,496 ✭✭✭quarryman


    primo did the trick perfectly for me. when you go to print a doc (or html) it gives you the option to use the printer or pdf. very subtle and works well.


  • #3
    Raam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,318 ✭✭✭✭Raam


    doesn't open office do that too?
    Big download if that is all you want if for though


  • #4
    Winters
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,761 ✭✭✭✭Winters


    Yea. Openoffice will do it for you perfectly and its also totally free.

    "Big Download" being a small 40mb or so file. Get it here: http://download.openoffice.org/1.1.3/index-nojs.html


  • #5
    Syth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,865 ✭✭✭Syth


    OpenOffice will do it for you alright. Just load it up and click on the PDF icon.


  • #6
    Fibonacci
    Closed Accounts Posts: 214 ✭✭Fibonacci


    is OpenOffice not a free replacement for MS Office?? not looking for a whole suite of programs, just a small little add-on to make pdf's from .doc's....


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  • #7
    Paulmee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 151 ✭✭Paulmee


    http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/

    PDF Creator will do that for you, i hadnt heard of the others, plus its free.


  • #8
    daveirl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,483 ✭✭✭✭daveirl


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  • #9
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,583 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    PDFcreator can also apply security to documents to restrict copying, can also export in other graphic formats too..

    attached pdfcreator.ppd - replace the existing one and remove and reinstalll pdfcreator to get page sizes up to A0


  • #10
    Fibonacci
    Closed Accounts Posts: 214 ✭✭Fibonacci


    Apologises for what’s probably a stupid question but which file do I download?

    Patch02-PDFCreator-0_8_0.exe
    PDFCreator-0_8_0_AFPLGhostscript.exe
    PDFCreator-0_8_0_GNUGhostscript.exe
    PDFCreator-Source-0_8_0.zip


  • #11
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,583 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Fibonacci wrote:
    Apologises for what’s probably a stupid question but which file do I download?

    Patch02-PDFCreator-0_8_0.exe <--- Patch for Windows 9x only
    PDFCreator-0_8_0_AFPLGhostscript.exe<--- Recommended
    PDFCreator-0_8_0_GNUGhostscript.exe<-- use only if you don't like the AFP License !
    PDFCreator-Source-0_8_0.zip<----source code
    .


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