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June 8, 2008 12:00 AM PDT

Featured Freeware: doPDF

by Seth Rosenblatt
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doPDF is a fairly simple program. Even though it's utterly bereft of features beyond its main function--to let users create PDF documents from within any program using the native Print option--it's still worthwhile because it does the basics very well.

Along with whatever printer you've got hooked up that shows up in the Print dialog box, doPDF adds an eponymous option. Select it, hit print, and you get the chance to change the name of the PDF you're creating. Hit enter again and the PDF gets created, then automatically opens for you to proofread. Lacking any customization features or a control panel to manage them, doPDF is definitely meant for fast PDF creation with a minimum of fuss. Extensive language support should appeal to non-native English speakers, and there's another benefit that comes from lacking any frills: It barely uses any RAM.

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 rzpogi June 8, 2008 12:23 AM PDT
You dont need this program if you have OpenOffice (You can save your docs directly to pdf) or MS Office add-in "save as pdf or xps"
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by El-Tantawy June 8, 2008 2:29 AM PDT
It combined with Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional and it so easily to use
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by ptzkiler June 8, 2008 3:38 AM PDT
I use foxit PDF reader it is really cool same like adobe but more user help functioning software in pdf world computer software hackings
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by markdoiron June 8, 2008 4:51 AM PDT
You're correct that OpenOffice and other office software can save to .pdf. However, suppose you're wanting a .pdf in your bit map editor, CAD software, Internet browser, etc? I find a similar program (pdfFactory) very useful in those cases. --mark d.
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by jmumaugh June 8, 2008 8:48 AM PDT
This ability has long been available to Macintosh users -- Part of the operating system.
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by ptzkiler June 8, 2008 1:20 PM PDT
Ya thanks markdoiron pdfFactory is it really cool ? I wanna try it how ever you know we can use adobe within our browser , Not sure about IE but I'm doing with my mozilla browser any way thank for the information :)
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by kra19784 June 9, 2008 7:10 AM PDT
Windows seems ages behind if you have to manually get a pdf printer. Macs/major Linux distros all have PDF printers. This is cool, and it's probably the best free option for PDF creation. It's fast and fairly thorough, which many other options are not.
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by skpeace June 9, 2008 9:41 PM PDT
good
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