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jonel

Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 11:46 am

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Hello,

I am looking for a software that allows me to convert various documents ( such as MS Word, Excel, etc ) to PDF files, easily and fast. I have searched on Google but I'm not satisfied with the results so far, the free ones add advertising or watermark texts, and the paid ones are not very easy to use.

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Graham Massey

Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 11:52 am

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Welcome to PROnetworks jonel. I've used CutePDF Writer for many years and never had any issues with it. There are no ads or popups or watermarks.

Be sure to download and install the ghostscript converter that it depends on too, if you decide on it.

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Adam Durham

Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 1:04 pm

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I've been lookin for something similar too, I'll give this a try when I get home, Thanks

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Jeff Replogle

Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 1:28 pm

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I have used CutePDF for about 8 years now and it has never screwed up on me. Great program.

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jonel

Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 4:34 pm

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Thank you for your suggestions! The best seem to be Cute PDF and PDF Writer Pro ( http://www.amicutilities.com/pdf-writer/ ) , I will also compare a few other, and then make a decision of which to buy!

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Graham Massey

Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 10:12 pm

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jonel, another thing to consider is that with Office 2007 there is a "plug in" which one can install - "Microsoft Save As PDF or XPS" which works great and is free if you already have Office 2007. It is downloadable HERE

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Jeff Replogle

Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 10:34 pm

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Nice find Graham......
I will be interested in the add-in for saving as 2003 due to my MAC will not read the .docx files.

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x0000000009

Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 1:46 am

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Joined: 16 Aug 2004
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I found this one really useful since it takes command line parameters http://www.bullzip.com