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PDF reDirect may be the solution
PDF reDirect is a great alternative for creating .pdf files from just about any Windows program (not just MS). It installs as a printer driver. When selected as your printer, it creates a *.pdf in the folder you select, rather than sending it to a printer for a paper printout.

The basic version is free. It has served my needs for over a year. The "Pro" version costs a whopping $20, and adds more encryption, more batch processing tools, and much more. I will readily buy it as soon as I need a feature not included in the free version, but that has not happened yet. Comparision info is available at www.exp-systems.com/PDFreDirect/Features.htm?2.

Unless I have missed something, it doesn't work backwards. In other words, you can't download someone elses *.pdf and edit it in Word, WordPerfect, etc.

For me, it has made a save-as PDF feature in some future version of Office meaningless.
Posted by: TerryNT   Posted on: 09/12/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Thanks Adobe for screwing with one  Boot_Agnostic | 09/12/06
Wa Wa Wa What?  BitTwiddler | 09/12/06
Is that soundbite correctly spelled  Boot_Agnostic | 09/12/06
no need for M$ office anyways  Linux Geek | 09/12/06
Or StarOffice, Corel, Lotus Smartsuite  Boot_Agnostic | 09/12/06
Print driver conversion is much better  Prognosticator | 09/12/06
MS already has print to file convertion...  JoeMama_z | 09/12/06
Adobe was upset?  tommyhobbes | 09/12/06
Then here is a refresher  Confused by religion | 09/12/06
You can do this already with other free apps  astrogeek | 09/12/06
Another Example of Design by Legals  mighetto | 09/12/06
Uh... Several Open Source  Linux User 147560 | 09/12/06
Adobe seems fine with it for those  Boot_Agnostic | 09/12/06
Cross platform PDF printers  ibabadur1 | 09/12/06
Heck, never mind individual applications....  Michael Kelly | 09/12/06
But few vertical applications  TerryNT | 09/12/06
PDF reDirect may be the solution  TerryNT | 09/12/06
Safari  trm1945 | 09/12/06
Isn't it pathetic...  artifice | 09/12/06
Quit the OS Wars in these Forums  TerryNT | 09/13/06
Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it.  bdoserr | 09/13/06
OSS is a new day and a new market model  Boot_Agnostic | 09/13/06
I wouldn't Want it anyway wink  Aaron A Baker | 09/15/06
Adobe works okay?  JB Tucson | 09/20/06
Standard part of any app in OS X  Resuna | 10/13/06

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