Comments on: PDF Basics and Essential Tools http://essentialkeystrokes.com/pdf-basics-and-essential-tools/ Web design and marketing tips, reviews and thoughts. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:39:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Aaron Weiche | five http://essentialkeystrokes.com/pdf-basics-and-essential-tools/comment-page-1/#comment-50835 Aaron Weiche | five Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:14:25 +0000 http://essentialkeystrokes.com/pdf-basics-and-essential-tools/#comment-50835 I use Primo PDF as well and have found no issues with it so far. Great list of other resources Char. I use Primo PDF as well and have found no issues with it so far. Great list of other resources Char.

]]> By: Issac - Dublin Hostels http://essentialkeystrokes.com/pdf-basics-and-essential-tools/comment-page-1/#comment-50290 Issac - Dublin Hostels Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:27:59 +0000 http://essentialkeystrokes.com/pdf-basics-and-essential-tools/#comment-50290 I use Open Office, a free program for making everything from word docs, spreadsheets, slide show, and more. Want to create a PDF from one of your files? Just click on file and save as PDF and you are done. Open Office also reads other file types like (.doc, etc.) and is much safer than MS Word. http://www.openoffice.org/ I use Open Office, a free program for making everything from word docs, spreadsheets, slide show, and more. Want to create a PDF from one of your files? Just click on file and save as PDF and you are done. Open Office also reads other file types like (.doc, etc.) and is much safer than MS Word.

http://www.openoffice.org/

]]> By: Rob Cubbon - graphic designer London http://essentialkeystrokes.com/pdf-basics-and-essential-tools/comment-page-1/#comment-49975 Rob Cubbon - graphic designer London Sun, 10 Feb 2008 12:14:00 +0000 http://essentialkeystrokes.com/pdf-basics-and-essential-tools/#comment-49975 Great post. I make and use PDFs everyday, using Distiller to make them, or exporting direct from InDesign. But I never knew about the free options out there. That's a great resource to tell my clients about. When I'm creating a PDF for use on screen I like to make the page landscape so it fills the screen. Great post. I make and use PDFs everyday, using Distiller to make them, or exporting direct from InDesign. But I never knew about the free options out there. That’s a great resource to tell my clients about.
When I’m creating a PDF for use on screen I like to make the page landscape so it fills the screen.

]]> By: shane http://essentialkeystrokes.com/pdf-basics-and-essential-tools/comment-page-1/#comment-49739 shane Sat, 09 Feb 2008 10:56:06 +0000 http://essentialkeystrokes.com/pdf-basics-and-essential-tools/#comment-49739 Sometimes I use OpenOffice.org but these days for text documents I just use Microsoft's free .doc to PDF/XPS plug-in inside Office 2007. Anything else on my screen that I need as a PDF I capture with Snag-it and use the save as feature to export my capture as PDF. There are so many options these days that I decided to try and simplify my life by ignoring most of them :P Sometimes I use OpenOffice.org but these days for text documents I just use Microsoft’s free .doc to PDF/XPS plug-in inside Office 2007. Anything else on my screen that I need as a PDF I capture with Snag-it and use the save as feature to export my capture as PDF.

There are so many options these days that I decided to try and simplify my life by ignoring most of them :P

]]> By: vinatta http://essentialkeystrokes.com/pdf-basics-and-essential-tools/comment-page-1/#comment-49445 vinatta Fri, 08 Feb 2008 05:37:33 +0000 http://essentialkeystrokes.com/pdf-basics-and-essential-tools/#comment-49445 Thanks for letting me know about all these options. I have Adobe Pagemaker and can create PDF's by choosing to print to Adobe Distiller. Now I can share these resources with my friends and they too can create PDF's! Thanks for letting me know about all these options. I have Adobe Pagemaker and can create PDF’s by choosing to print to Adobe Distiller. Now I can share these resources with my friends and they too can create PDF’s!

]]> By: Leonard http://essentialkeystrokes.com/pdf-basics-and-essential-tools/comment-page-1/#comment-49352 Leonard Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:58:27 +0000 http://essentialkeystrokes.com/pdf-basics-and-essential-tools/#comment-49352 I use PDFCreator (http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/). Installs as a printer and so you can convert any document to PDF by "printing" it. It's free. I use PDFCreator (http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/). Installs as a printer and so you can convert any document to PDF by “printing” it. It’s free.

]]> By: Angela CW http://essentialkeystrokes.com/pdf-basics-and-essential-tools/comment-page-1/#comment-49335 Angela CW Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:58:51 +0000 http://essentialkeystrokes.com/pdf-basics-and-essential-tools/#comment-49335 I use PrimoPDF (http://www.primopdf.com/). It is free and work well. You have some other good ones which I plan to try soon! Didn't know about the Firefox Add-on.... thanks! I use PrimoPDF (http://www.primopdf.com/). It is free and work well. You have some other good ones which I plan to try soon! Didn’t know about the Firefox Add-on…. thanks!

]]> By: Char http://essentialkeystrokes.com/pdf-basics-and-essential-tools/comment-page-1/#comment-49329 Char Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:39:52 +0000 http://essentialkeystrokes.com/pdf-basics-and-essential-tools/#comment-49329 Mike - Thanks for those additions. Robert - I have been a big fan of the "Cute" products for a long time - I used CuteFTP back in the day when I first started doing web design. Mike – Thanks for those additions.

Robert – I have been a big fan of the “Cute” products for a long time – I used CuteFTP back in the day when I first started doing web design.

]]> By: Robert Hruzek http://essentialkeystrokes.com/pdf-basics-and-essential-tools/comment-page-1/#comment-49316 Robert Hruzek Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:32:07 +0000 http://essentialkeystrokes.com/pdf-basics-and-essential-tools/#comment-49316 Howdy, Char! I've been using CutePDF for years now with absolutely no complaints at all. One thing I liked is that it installs with no need for administrative privileges, which makes it handy when you're behind an office firewall. Howdy, Char! I’ve been using CutePDF for years now with absolutely no complaints at all. One thing I liked is that it installs with no need for administrative privileges, which makes it handy when you’re behind an office firewall.

]]> By: Mike http://essentialkeystrokes.com/pdf-basics-and-essential-tools/comment-page-1/#comment-49301 Mike Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:52:30 +0000 http://essentialkeystrokes.com/pdf-basics-and-essential-tools/#comment-49301 Our scanner can automatically convert the scan to pdf. Also, OpenOffice.org can create PDFs out of all of the documents/spreadsheets/etc. that you create with it. Our scanner can automatically convert the scan to pdf.

Also, OpenOffice.org can create PDFs out of all of the documents/spreadsheets/etc. that you create with it.

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