PDF converter

[Ron Ammar]

Hi, Anybody know of a good free PDF converter to be used on a Windows
platform? My primary use would be to convert Microsoft Office files (.doc,
.ppt, etc.) to .pdf.

So far, I have encountered problems with "PDFCreator". Any other programs
worth trying?

Thanks,
Ron

[v***@gmail.com]

Hi

Here are a few free (and tried) programs:
- PrimoPDF - www.primopdf.com
- PDFill - www.pdfill.com (Their free tools include a merge utility,
among others)
- PDF-Convert - www.pdf-convert.com

Enjoy.

-varun

Post by Ron Ammar
Hi, Anybody know of a good free PDF converter to be used on a Windows
platform? My primary use would be to convert Microsoft Office files (.doc,
.ppt, etc.) to .pdf.
So far, I have encountered problems with "PDFCreator". Any other programs
worth trying?
Thanks,
Ron

[David Warde-Farley]

Post by Ron Ammar
Hi, Anybody know of a good free PDF converter to be used on a Windows
platform? My primary use would be to convert Microsoft Office files (.doc,
.ppt, etc.) to .pdf.

You can do it for free by installing an old PostScript printer and using
Ghostscript/GSview.

http://www.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/pc/pdf.html Scroll down a bunch.

[Zia Malik]

I am using cutePDF, a free pdf printer.
It install as a printer, so anything that could be printed be
potentially a PDF file.

http://www.cutepdf.com/Products/CutePDF/writer.asp

Post by David Warde-Farley

Post by Ron Ammar
Hi, Anybody know of a good free PDF converter to be used on a Windows
platform? My primary use would be to convert Microsoft Office files
(.doc, .ppt, etc.) to .pdf.

You can do it for free by installing an old PostScript printer and using
Ghostscript/GSview.
http://www.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/pc/pdf.html Scroll down a bunch.

[Ron Ammar]

CutePDF is very easy to use. Thanks.

-Ron

[Manuh Chris]

Post by Ron Ammar
CutePDF is very easy to use. Thanks.
-Ron

Openoffice can open doc files and saves/print to pdf

[v***@gmail.com]

yup.

tried openoffice 2.0 beta2, and it converts to pdf almost instantly.
the other pdf printers mentioned here, as well as StarOffice 7.0
(strange..same codebase..) 'took some time' to convert the same file to
pdf.

i have removed the other pdf printers and StarOffice from my
computer......OpenOffice 2.0 (beta2).. is awesome !

[David Warde-Farley]

Post by Manuh Chris
Openoffice can open doc files and saves/print to pdf

Indeed it can. Unfortunately it's slow as molasses to start up. :(