There is no Reader 6 for Mac OS9.ĭoes this force our customers to upgrade to OSX? I would hope that there is another solution though there are few people still in OS9. but when it comes to Mac OS9, it can't use Reader 6. When making a HTML-CDROM with a page that shows links to a list of clickable PDFs, it's hard to come up with standards regarding Mac OSX (the easy part: Reader 6), Windows 98-XP (not so bad: Reader 6 which nobody has installed yet).
It's not nearly as fast and convenient as using a program right on your computer, but for every-now-and-then use, the price is right and the setup procedure (none) is as well.With the advent of Acrobat Reader 6, Adobe takes into account alot of new features that can be exported along with the PowerPoint files in the transition to PDF. Otherwise, though, the simplest option may not be any of these programs at all: Adobe maintains a PDF-conversion Web site () that allows five free uses when you open a new account, then costs $10 a month. If you're going to be cranking out PDF copies of your work with any regularity, go with PDFCreator, which does the basic job as well as the other two but with fewer hassles once installed. To get rid of those, you'll have to pay $9.95 to register it. PDF995 was most annoying in use every time it processed and saved PDFs, it popped up ad banners and other advertising windows. It will also regularly remind you that a $50 version can do things like rotate pages or stamp them with text or images ("draft," "top secret" and so on), but that seems like more money than most casual users will want to pay. CutePDF offers the most straightforward interface once you select it as your "printer" for a file, you're presented with a simple "save as" dialog box. PDFCreator, for example, is smart enough to name a new PDF after the file you're converting it from. Where they differ is in the options they provide at this step, and in how obnoxious they can be in routine operation. To get a PDF copy of a document - from whatever application, be it Word, a Web browser or anything else that can print - just select the "Print" command instead of "Save," then choose the PDF-creation program instead of your usual printer.Īll three translated even moderately complex word-processing documents, spreadsheets and even presentations into perfectly legible, completely portable files. Once properly downloaded,however, all three programs worked well. PDF995 was slightly easier to install, but not by any great margin.
Just getting each set up requires downloading and installing separate files, a process inadequately explained by their instructions. Two programs, CutePDF Writer (Win 98 or newer, and Pdf995 (Win 95 or newer, come in free versions intended to promote upgraded or ad-free siblings, while a third application, PDFCreator (Win 95 or newer, /projects/pdfcreator) is an open-source project.įair warning: All of them involve intimidating installations for computer novices. However, since this format is an open, well-documented standard, other companies have been able to develop their own free PDF-publishing tools - or at least, free in a monetary sense. The cheapest PDF-creation program from Adobe, the developer of the PDF standard, is its $299 Adobe Acrobat Standard. Neither Windows XP nor Microsoft Office includes a save-as-PDF capacity, although some Office competitors, such as WordPerfect by Corel and OpenOffice, do feature that option. (Mac OS X can make PDFs from any application just select the Print command, then click the "Save As PDF." button.) Lastly, a PDF cannot be edited except with high-end software (a handy consideration if you're sending contracts back and forth).īut although PDF reader software, such as the free Adobe Reader (runs on desktop machines and handheld organizers, PDF writer software is hard to find in Windows. It will also be readable on computers that don't have Word installed at all. Why not just send a Word file? A PDF will preserve whatever text styles and graphics you added, which you can't count on with Word files transferred between computers - even those running the same version of Word. They're sent there by organizations, companies and government agencies that use this format to ensure that documents such as tax forms and loan applications look the same on whatever computer they're opened.īut you can also use this format yourself with a little work. Portable Document Format (PDF) files routinely fill people's browser windows and e-mail inboxes.
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