Converting Documents to PDF (Adobe Acrobat) format

[Woodcycl]

Can 'only' Adobe Acrobat convert a document from it's current format (i.e. doc, pub, xls, etc.) to Adobe Acrobat's PDF format? Or, are there utilities or 3rd party applications that can also perform this job?

A full version of Acrobat is $210. That is quite a bit to do 'nothing' but convert existing documents to .pdf.

Thanks,
Brian

[awwall]

Nothing else will not it that I know of.

Have you tried Ebay? Older versions of Acrobat writer can be gotten fairly reasonable...

check this for example

http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1276546597



aw

[Roller]

Corel 9 works i just tried it. Corel is an awesome program, I got it a couple weeks ago and totally love it. I have no artistic skills but with this program i can actually draw. Here at work i have been sharing and editting graphics to and from Adobe Illistrator and Photo shop, they all work flawlessly. it really peeves the Mac graphics guys when they see a PC opening and editing their files. Anyway do a search on Pricewatch for Corel, I got this for $65.00, complete 3 CD's (Draw9, Photo/Paint, and a million cliparts, templates, and textures) and 3 big full color manuals.

see ya
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[qball]

First, how easy do you think:


That is quite a bit to do 'nothing' but convert existing documents to .pdf.


Converting ONE document format is a non-trivial thing, converting "doc, pub, xls, etc." is non-trivial squared. Sure open *.doc, File, Save as HTML, makes it seem easy, but it t'aint.

Anyway, I've used freeware "Distiller"s before. They create PDFs, but their functionality is somewhat limited. For example, I used one that would create PDF from HTML, but that's it. Another converted word docs...

check out:

download.cnet.com

ouch, just happens to be down now...

[Goldwingnut]

Look in the current Computer Shopper. Acrobat is listed in there for $87.50

And go to http://www.pricewatch.com

Academic version is available for ~$60, upgrade for $90, full retail ~$150

[RalphArch]

for that much money I would get the cheaper Corel WordPerfect Suite 10 - it can publish to Adobe version 3 or 4 PDF files that can remain editable in WordPerfect. Adobe 5 will open them as well. That way you can also take your evil empire's current format (i.e. doc, pub, xls, etc.); open them in WordPerfect or the analogous Presentation Quatro Pro and publish away in pdf format. Or just work natively in the competing suites programs

[cadetstimpy]

You must use Acrobat to author PDF files.

[pbharris]

print to a file as a postscript.

find a linux or unix user. ask them to convert it to pdf. ps2pdf is the application and the PDFs look very clean.

[DVNT1]

I didn't look for the link but I think Adobe.com has (at least had) a free email or upload utility that would convert to/from PDFs...its biggest downfall was the 2~3 day delay in processing. It was compatible with HTML, TXT, and ?

[kenyg]

I use the full acrobat 4.0 - but you might check out http://www.pdfzone.com/products/software/index.html - sometimes you can find a trial product that might work for you.

Ken

[Woodcycl]

I searched on CNETs download.com and found the following to work great for creating PDF documents from ANY file format: pdf-Xchange

I downloaded the demo and it worked great -- however it includes a header and watermark which won't work for business purposes. Thus, I paid only $44.50 and have the full version. It works without a hitch.

Thanks
-b