Program to Make PDF File?

[dj_mocok]

I am thinking to purchase a program to create basic PDF files. But I don't want a program that has to be online in order to for you to use it (eg. you send it, and they make it and send it back to you).

I know there are free online services to convert your word to PDF format, but at times they are a bit late in sending me the PDF. Does anyone know a program that I can purchase, and install, and can let me convert to PDF without needing to connect to internet? Thanks!

 

[rxc]

Adobe Acrobat and Foxit come to mind.

 

[JMT]

Maybe I do not fully understand your question, and I am by no means a computer person, but my first thought is Adobe Acrobat.

 

[stewtheking]

http://www.pdfonline.com/easypdf/index.htm

I use the online pdf converter from this site, and it's pretty good. I assume their offline version will be just as good.

 

[mriguy2]

Hello... Here's what I use on my Windows computers... it works great and it's free.

PrimoPDF
http://www.primopdf.com/

Of course on a Macintosh runing OS X, it's fully built into the operating system... just choose print, click on the PDF button and choose save as PDF.

Regards

 

[dj_mocok]

I think with Adobe Acrobat, everytime you wanna convert to PDF, you have to send the file to their site, instead of doing it offline?

About this primopdf, what's the catch in installation? Any spyware, shareware, etc?

 

[error401]

PDFCreator. Free. Open source. Works well.

Just install it, and it appears as a printer in any Windows application. You print to it, and it pops a dialog asking where you want to save and the document's properties etc. It works very well.

 

[heatmizer]

OpenOffice can create pdf is free full office suite
alternative would be doPDF a print to pdf program also free

 

[Wodgy]

Quote:

Originally Posted by dj_mocok /img/forum/go_quote.gif I think with Adobe Acrobat, everytime you wanna convert to PDF, you have to send the file to their site, instead of doing it offline?

No. Acrobat is a full local application. There is an online version of Acrobat that just creates PDFs as well, but it's a different thing.

Acrobat is worth the money if you work with PDFs a lot and need features like highlighting, OCR, page renumbering, etc. It does everything, but unless you need those advanced features, it's not worth the money. I personally use it, but that's because I do use the advanced features all the time. Most people probably don't need it.

 

[tkam]

CutePDF Writer is a good option and is also free.

 

[Trippytiger]

If you happen to have Microsoft Office 2007, there's also a Microsoft-supplied add-in that allows saving documents as .pdf files. I imagine there are similar solutions for older Office versions too.

 

[krmathis]

Adobe Acrobat it is...
I use it all the time, and its a clear winner.

 

[shigzeo]

cannot you just print to pdf? somehow i thought that all computers had this, but i have not been using windows much lately, maybe it cannot do it.

 

[Agent Kang]

primopdf is the best converter I've tried. Works like a charm.

 

[d-cee]

I use cutePDF it's great, free and you don't need to be online

you basically go file > print

it appears as one of the printers, select it

to the program it will appear that it's sending something to a printer, a box will then come up and ask you where you want to save, choose a folder and viola, a PDF