Re: PDF shareware?

Hi all
Another plain way to generate PDF files is to use the WP application of 602
package; I have never tested it but I saw a menu entry under the File
column.......



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----- Original Message -----
From: "Sharyn Hinchcliffe" <sharyn(at)hcdesigns.com>
To: "Business & Life Coach Maria" <maria(at)coachmaria.com>
Cc: "Hwg-Techniques" <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2001 11:59 PM
Subject: Re: PDF shareware?


> Business & Life Coach Maria wrote:
>
> > Is there a program, other than adobe, that can put a Word document into
PDF
> > format?
> >
> > Someone told me there might be freeware or shareware out their that can
help
> > me convert MS documents to PDF.
>
> yes, there is a way of converting word documents without having adobe
acrobat.
> try searching http://www.tinaja.com and other search engines for
"ghostscript"
> -  shareware i believe. these programs allow you to convert postscript
files
> into pdfs.
>
> if you have coreldraw, there is also an ability to use the postscript
distiller
> to create pdfs (i don't remember exactly how to do it from that program)
>
> if you have pagemaker  - this is a way to create a pdf by using
pagemaker's
> internal distiller function. this is also works with ghost script.
>
> first - make sure that your default printer on your computer is a
postscript
> level (hp's do not generally have true postscript drivers). if not,
install a
> virtual printer that has a postscript driver.
>
> second - open up the file, under printer preferences selection box that
appears,
> find the location that gives you the option to print to the printer or
print to
> file (each program this location is different). select the print to file.
what
> is being created is a postscript file.
>
> third - on win and *nix systems - double click on the file created either
in
> windows explorer or which ever other file sorting system being used. this
should
> automatically start the internal distiller from pagemaker, which creates
your
> pdf.
>      - on mac - there is a extra set. from pagemaker, create a postscript
file
> in the first two steps, then double click on this file. this will start
> pagemaker's internal distiller. after it creates the pdf from the test
file,
> distiller is still open - then file open the specific file you want to
create
> the pdf from the ps file that you printed in the second step. and it will
> generate the pdf.
>
> you can also try http://www.planetpdf.com for more resources
>
> hope this helps
>
> sharyn hinchcliffe
> hinchcliffe designs
>
> design is art - art is design
>
>

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