I like to use (sometimes need to use) ".pdf" files for
various purposes, so I often have to convert Office or
Works documents to ".pdf" format.
I've tried several .pdf conversion programs, and all of
them fall short in various ways. Some do the colors okay
but the fonts are screwed up. Others handle the fonts
well, but the graphics look bad. Others handle the fonts
and colors okay, but the layout gets screwed up.
I've tried just about everything but the full version of
Adobe Acrobat, and I've heard that has its problems, as
well (plus, it's hard to justify the 300 bucks!).
Anybody have a suggestion for a .pdf conversion program
that works well across the board? Any general suggestions
in regard to this?
Thanks,
Charlie Callahan
Rachel Burnsed - 23 Jan 2004 21:05 GMT
You could try BCL easyPDF. It has options for embedding and
subsetting TrueType fonts, and allows some control over the graphic
quality. You can download the free demo from our website at
http://www.bcltechnologies.com. The full version is only $49.
You could also try our free online service at http://www.gobcl.com,
but that won't be able to preserve any fonts you use that aren't
installed on our server (which is why I recommend easyPDF if you are
concerned about font issues).
You can also browse the list of tools for creating PDF on
http://www.pdfstore.com.
Rachel Burnsed
burnsed@bcltechnologies.com
> I like to use (sometimes need to use) ".pdf" files for
> various purposes, so I often have to convert Office or
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> Thanks,
> Charlie Callahan
Tsu Dho Nimh - 24 Jan 2004 12:09 GMT
>I like to use (sometimes need to use) ".pdf" files for
>various purposes, so I often have to convert Office or
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>well, but the graphics look bad. Others handle the fonts
>and colors okay, but the layout gets screwed up.
I've seen that happen with Adobe Acrobat ... It is easy to build
Word files that convert badly. Chief culprits are floating
anything (text boxes, graphics, frames). Make themk INLINE
>I've tried just about everything but the full version of
>Adobe Acrobat, and I've heard that has its problems, as
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>that works well across the board? Any general suggestions
>in regard to this?
Open Office (www.openoffice.org) has a built-in PDF converter,
and it can read almost all MSOffice files. Open the file, check
for wierdness, and convert.
If slkomething goes wonky on you, save as RTF and try again.
Tsu Dho Nimh

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> I like to use (sometimes need to use) ".pdf" files for
> various purposes, so I often have to convert Office or
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> Thanks,
> Charlie Callahan
Michael - 06 Feb 2004 23:03 GMT
I've been using Adobe's Acrobat Professional v6.0 (since it came out) to
convert the newsletter that my church puts out every month so it can be
posted on the church website. It is full of graphics and changes fonts
often. So far I'm completely satisfied with the results. The colors are
true, fonts are accurate, graphics are wonderful, and best of all the
layout doesn't get all crazy.
While true that the $499 (online, although you can probably get it for
less at someplace like Staples Office Supplies) price tag is a little
(make that a lot) steep, it is worth it.
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/main.html
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