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Pdf?

Lifeisbutadream
Lifeisbutadream Posts: 13,102 Forumite
in Techie Stuff
How can I get PDF (i.e. the ability to change documents into PDF) on my PC?

Thanks in anticipation...
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  • thelawns
    thelawns Posts: 56 Forumite
    Search google for = PDFCreator PDFforge.org

    That is a free app to create PDF's from vitually any windows application.
  • pob1976
    pob1976 Posts: 165 Forumite
    Lifeisbutadream wrote: »
    How can I get PDF (i.e. the ability to change documents into PDF) on my PC?

    Thanks in anticipation...

    Hi there, try this free trial progam, hope it helps.

    http://www.print-driver.com/download/
  • Paulos77
    Paulos77 Posts: 693 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    You could buy adobe acrobat professional, I use that at work, but thats expensive, the free one pob mentioned would be your best bet
    Comping again
  • Lifeisbutadream
    Lifeisbutadream Posts: 13,102 Forumite
    p!!!976 wrote: »
    Hi there, try this free trial progam, hope it helps.

    http://www.print-driver.com/download/

    Please excuse me for being thick, but I have downloaded this, so now what? how do I actualy use it?
  • thelawns
    thelawns Posts: 56 Forumite
    Print Driver is only a demo on a trial? The one I suggested is free...
  • kevsan
    kevsan Posts: 238 Forumite
    You could also try cutepdfwriter - which can be downloaded for free from www.cutepdf.com.

    It installs itself as a printer - and then you can use any program to print to it just like a normal printer, but it creates a pdf instead.
    2014 running challenge 471.95 km / 1000 km.
  • pob1976
    pob1976 Posts: 165 Forumite
    Lifeisbutadream wrote: »
    Please excuse me for being thick, but I have downloaded this, so now what? how do I actualy use it?

    Hi there, right click the file you want to convert and select print, where it shows what printer is being used, click to change the printer to the universal document converter. This will convert the file, not print it.
  • chickmug
    chickmug Posts: 3,279 Forumite
    Lifeisbutadream wrote: »
    How can I get PDF (i.e. the ability to change documents into PDF) on my PC?

    Thanks in anticipation...

    I highly suggest this one which I have used im my business for years. It is easy and allows you to create low file size pdf's which in my case was vital. 20MB Word Docs with up to 20 photographs down to 250kbs.

    I have tried Adobe Professional but sledgehammer to crack a nut for me.

    http://www.primopdf.com/
    A retired senior partner, in own agency, with 40 years experience in property sales & new build. In latter part of career specialising in commercial - mostly business sales.
  • bluboy
    bluboy Posts: 336 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    You can do the actual file creation and conversion from within OpenOffice
    Create and edit documents (including 'Word' documents etc) and then export them as PDF.
  • Lifeisbutadream
    Lifeisbutadream Posts: 13,102 Forumite
    Thanks to all - got it sorted now.
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