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October 19, 2008 12:00 AM PDT

Featured Freeware: Print2PDF

by Seth Rosenblatt

Turn almost any savable file into a PDF using Print2PDF. Like similar programs, this useful utility installs as a print driver, allowing the user to specify settings such as fonts and image-compression quality inside the print dialog of the other applications.

Users can encrypt, watermark, or sign a document, and can configure user permissions to print, copy, or change the file. During tests, the output quality and conversion speed both proved quite satisfactory. If you're looking to convert documents into the PDF format, this tool will likely have all the options you need.

Newer features include support for prepress graphics-file exchange, file attachments, and a self-extracting client version. There's a lot here, and it works exceedingly well--sure to appeal to home businesses, small business owners, or anybody who needs a sharp PDF creation tool.

Seth peers into the deep, dark corners of software so that you don't have to. He has yet to suffer a single nightmare about OS/2. You can follow him on Twitter.
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by c203nxi October 19, 2008 3:20 PM PDT
The editor of this CNET seems to be rather new to the world of business software. His conviction that WORD is without comparison must come from ignorance in his word processing experience. All you Microsoft people get ready now! Word currently and always has emulated WordPerfect. I have used both for several years (my experience with PC's in the work place extends back to 1982!) WordPerfect has always run circles around Word. It does more, it does it with fewer key strokes and takes up less of your hard drive. These are all important considerations with any software. Try it, the legal profession cannot be all wrong, just mostly wrong about everything else!
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by BrianZachary October 20, 2008 1:13 AM PDT
Where in the description of this product does the editor say anything about Word? You claim to know a lot about the business world and blah, blah, blah, but if you actually read what is on the page, you'll find absolutely nothing that warrants your response. The comment section is supposed to be for your opinion on the product, which you have failed to use for such purpose. I'd suggest that your future comments be limited to whatever product you are commenting about.
by blaszta October 19, 2008 8:11 PM PDT
Free but it will put ugly watermark "Made with Print2PDF free version..." on the bottom of each page. PDFCreator is free, without watermak, and produce smaller size PDF file.
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by BrianZachary October 20, 2008 1:18 AM PDT
If you read the description, it clearly states:

"Users can encrypt, watermark, or sign a document, and can configure user permissions to print, copy, or change the file."

If it allows you to add a watermark, then there must be an option to NOT add a watermark. I'd suggest exploring all the product's options, settings, preferences, etc. in detail to make sure there is or isn't the option to add or not add a watermark to documents. Another idea would be to go to the publisher's website and check their FAQs or ask in their forum what you want to know, if they have a forum.
by blaszta October 20, 2008 8:00 PM PDT
@Brian

FYI, I read the article and test the software (in VM). Do you test it yourself? When I'm talking about watermark, is not user defined watermark. It's watermark that imposed by that software. And the only way to remove it is to buy the full software.
So it's not a freeware. It's a nagware IMO.
by MarkDanielMiller October 28, 2008 5:56 PM PDT
For anyone looking to save documents as a PDF (without the hassle of messing with watermarks - as mentioned in the threads above) you might want to try CutePDF Writer (http://www.cutepdf.com/products/CutePDF/writer.asp). It's an awesome program that also installs as a print driver. 2 clicks, and you have an awesome quality PDF waiting for you! :)
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