pdf programs?

[scorpiac]

Just wondering what programs all you guys use to make PDF's with?

Thanks, Phil.

[SFGOON]

foxit

[scorpiac]

Isn't Foxit just a reader/printer? I am looking for somthing to create PDF's with?

Thanks, Phil.

[zeke79]

Depends on what you are trying to do. If you are trying to make pdf's from word documents etc your requirememts would be different from someone who is trying to create pdfs of AutoCAD drawings. More info on what you are exactly looking for will help.

[NickBristol]

I use PrimoPDF and never had any problems with it, mostly just converting a Word doc to PDF for a newsletter.

Adobe Acrobat was great while my old workplace paid for it but PrimoPDF is free and does 90% of the things I ever used Acrobat for.

[Schuyler]

illustator/indesign

[Raccoon]

To make PDFs, I use Microsoft Word with Adobe Acrobat Pro installed.

You have two options with this. Either Print to PDF File within Word, or within Acrobat you can Convert Documents to PDF (recommended) which allows you to select one or more document of any (common) type, and will put all pages together into one PDF file.

There are free options out there, but they are difficult. One allows you to Print to Post Script, and then you can convert Post Script to PDF with another free program. I haven't used them in ages, so I can't give you much more info. The outputis a little sloppy, as anything that is passed through Window's Print feature is reduced to flat graphic output. This -could- be useful if you want to make it difficult for people to copy/paste from your PDF. Post Script doesn't take kindly to graphics though.

[scorpiac]

Thanks for the info guys. I'm just wanting to be able to throw together something like a step by step tutorial with instructional text and pictures in a pdf file. I thimk I'll have a look at Primo PDF as suggested.

Thanks, Phil.

[scorpiac]

Just tried PrimoPDF works great. It's just what I needed. Thanks NickBristol.

Phil.

[arris]

addobe acrobat,

even got it on my phone