Saturday, April 22, 2006

PDF Software Tools

PDF Software Tools

Creating PDF

PDF Creatorhttp://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/ Send any program printout to a PDF file, by selecting PDF Creator'printer'. Then navigate file directories and store to hard drive.It is useful for saving web pages in one file with the original formatand graphics, sending a printout from a program that anyone with a PDF reader can view.

Foxit Readerhttp://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php It is a very fast reader, which loads quickly. It has many print options and preview.

PDF reDirecthttp://www.exp-systems.com/ It is easy PDF joiner. You can combine multiple PDFs in a particularorder and preview. It also prints from any printable program.

Fun Project: PDF Photo Album/Scrap Book: You can create a scrap book or album to email, post on site, burn to cd, and etc.

1) Open a slide show or presentation editor such as open source OpenOffice Impress http://www.openoffice.org/product/impress.html

2) Add your pictures Insert->Graphics-> select the graphic

3) Re-size and move graphics

4) Add captions and text, adjust formatting: font,colors, size

5) Save file

6) Print to PDF Printer instead to Printer

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