Turning screenshots/Word documents to pdf

pandora205

Hi Techies,

A while ago a helpful member of this forum suggested a free piece of software to download to pdf when I wanted to save an e-ticket/boarding pass but didn't have a printer. I planned to come back and do just that but can't find the thread.

Can anyone help please? I'll download the program and save the page to memory stick then print elsewhere (as my printer is definitely dodgy at the mo).

Thanks

Pandora

flossy_splodge

'Cute pdf'.
It does just that.
http://www.cutepdf.com/products/cutepdf/writer.asp

pandora205

Brilliant thanks.

Now I can ensure I've done everything I need to without risking check-in fees.

Pandora

pandora205

On the info about the free download it says I need a converter and offers ghostscript. Am I likely to already have something installed or should I download this?

Thanks

googler

A screenshot can be pasted into Word or Paint to generate a Word doc with a picture of the screenshot, or a picture file of the screenshot itself.

This assumes you've saved either your active window or whole desktop to the clipboard with PrtScrn or Alt+PrtScrn, and you then paste the clipboard into Word or Paint, and Save from there.

Why do you need it as a PDF?

pandora205

googler wrote: »

A screenshot can be pasted into Word or Paint to generate a Word doc with a picture of the screenshot, or a picture file of the screenshot itself.

This assumes you've saved either your active window or whole desktop to the clipboard with PrtScrn or Alt+PrtScrn, and you then paste the clipboard into Word or Paint, and Save from there.

Why do you need it as a PDF?

I don't know that I do need it as a pdf - Someone on here told me a while ago that this was the best way to do it. Can I just copy the page into Word and save that way? Can't I just highlight and copy?

Thanks

phil12345_2

When I used a pc I used to click File/print/ Then select the drop down arrow next to the printer name, and there was an option called Adobe PDF. Saved using any extra software, and worked for word/excel/web browser etc...

pandora205

Gosh - I just discovered I have a key for print screen and can copy into Paint, then edit, save and print. (My 18 yo son told me - Don't know why I didn't ask him in the first place!)

Thanks everyone. Lots of useful advice and there may be a time when I'll need to convert something else to pdf so that program is useful too.

Pandora