PDF (Portable Document Format) is considered *the* format when distributing information online. Sure, you can send it as text or a Word doc, but you have no guarantees. It might look a ^mEs.s. on the receiver's machine. PDF eliminates that risk, making it indespensible for forms, e-books, presentations etc.
If you've tried making a PDF document, you'll know that Acrobat Reader really is just a reader - and that Acrobat (full) is expensive.
Should you pay the $249 for Acrobat?
The answer is yes. If you have the money, you should. It's the most powerful PDF creation tool on the market.
If you don't have the money, then this week's light is for you.
Here are alternative (free) PDF makers.
()--- Gymnast (Text to PDF converter) http://www.oakworth.demon.co.uk/gymnast.htm
()--- HTML doc (HTML to PDF converter) http://www.oakworth.demon.co.uk/gymnast.htm
()--- PDF-o-Matic (HTML to PDF converter) http://www.easysw.com/htmldoc/pdf-o-matic.php
()--- PrintToPDF (Shareware for the Mac) http://www.jwwalker.com/pages/pdf.html
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