Best PDF making tool. (Campaign Handouts)

[keterys]

I now use Office 2007 which includes its own PDF generator.

It does? Huh, I need to go check my machine with office 2007... cause I lose some things on translation to pdf from word and I'd love to not have to worry about that. I'll still keep pdf creator, though - create for all kinds of stuff.

 

[Khaalis]

It does? Huh, I need to go check my machine with office 2007... cause I lose some things on translation to pdf from word and I'd love to not have to worry about that. I'll still keep pdf creator, though - create for all kinds of stuff.

Its an Office 2007 addon from Microsoft.

 

[jefrey]

I use, and highly recommend, the free and open source solution: OpenOffice.org. Not only does it have a convenient button to export to .pdf on the default toolbar, but the included Draw program is great for page layout & design.

 

[renatoram]

If you need more fine control and graphics tools, you can use Inkscape

http://www.inkscape.org

Which is a free and multiplatform vector graphics tool not unlike CorelDraw or Illustrator. It can write in pdf directly (but you're often better off creating a png and converting that, for size reasons).

 

[Mercutio01]

I guess I'm one of the few that use CutePDF?

I didn't know about the Office add-on. That's awesome. Off to go download.

 

[Rechan]

What advantage would converting it from a Word file to a PDF file give? I mean, you can print the word file and email it around. Why make a PDF?

 

[Nifft]

What advantage would converting it from a Word file to a PDF file give? I mean, you can print the word file and email it around. Why make a PDF?

Compatibility with people who aren't you, mostly. (MS Office is notoriously incompatible with MS Office.) Even if you're using the same version of MS Word, PDFs allow you to use any font, and to avoid macro viruses.

If you convert to PDF, you can even share documents with people who don't have MS Word installed!

Cheers, -- N

 

[Rechan]

If you convert to PDF, you can even share documents with people who don't have MS Word installed!

But only savages do that!

 

[Walknot]

Primo pdf to make the document.

But also, good old "Printscreen" followed by "Paste" in window's Paint program. That way you can move things around and add text or pics. Anything you can see on your screen.

 

[Kzach]

<--- Savage.

But only savages do that!