Comments on: Create fully functioning PDF’s for free http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/05/create-fully-functioning-pdfs-for-free/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:08:08 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Solveig Haugland http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/05/create-fully-functioning-pdfs-for-free/#comment-274364 Solveig Haugland Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:58:58 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/05/create-fully-functioning-pdfs-for-free/#comment-274364 OpenOffice.org's PDF generator feature has many useful capabilities, including setting passwords, restricting rights such as printing, etc. All links such as a linked TOC in your Writer document, can be linked in the PDF, as are any cross-references or other links. Plus you can make PDF forms if you have a form in your Writer document. Solveig OpenOffice.org’s PDF generator feature has many useful capabilities, including setting passwords, restricting rights such as printing, etc. All links such as a linked TOC in your Writer document, can be linked in the PDF, as are any cross-references or other links. Plus you can make PDF forms if you have a form in your Writer document.

Solveig

]]> By: Stefan http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/05/create-fully-functioning-pdfs-for-free/#comment-274200 Stefan Thu, 06 Mar 2008 06:46:38 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/05/create-fully-functioning-pdfs-for-free/#comment-274200 ....*laughs* Okay, I gotta admit it took me some 20 seconds staring at the page that opened before me... I'll see if I'm allowed to change it ^^ Edit: I'm not ;) ….*laughs*

Okay, I gotta admit it took me some 20 seconds staring at the page that opened before me…

I’ll see if I’m allowed to change it ^^

Edit: I’m not ;)

]]> By: Alan http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/05/create-fully-functioning-pdfs-for-free/#comment-273908 Alan Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:58:50 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/05/create-fully-functioning-pdfs-for-free/#comment-273908 PDF's? http://www.apostrophe.fsnet.co.uk/ PDF’s?

http://www.apostrophe.fsnet.co.uk/

]]> By: Stefan http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/05/create-fully-functioning-pdfs-for-free/#comment-273888 Stefan Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:06:26 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/05/create-fully-functioning-pdfs-for-free/#comment-273888 That may be true, but nothing beats the spirit of "beat the rich, pay nothing for it" delivered off-the-rack since OpenOffice v2 ;) That may be true, but nothing beats the spirit of “beat the rich, pay nothing for it” delivered off-the-rack since OpenOffice v2 ;)

]]> By: Dante http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/05/create-fully-functioning-pdfs-for-free/#comment-273860 Dante Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:30:05 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/05/create-fully-functioning-pdfs-for-free/#comment-273860 I've tried that Microsoft "Save As PDF" plug in. It leaves a lot to be desired if used with spreadsheets (either in Excel or embedded Excel in Word). The row heights and cell borders gets mangled very badly. OpenOffice is a much better tool for those with no access to Adobe Pro. I’ve tried that Microsoft “Save As PDF” plug in. It leaves a lot to be desired if used with spreadsheets (either in Excel or embedded Excel in Word). The row heights and cell borders gets mangled very badly. OpenOffice is a much better tool for those with no access to Adobe Pro.

]]> By: zzzZZZzzz http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/05/create-fully-functioning-pdfs-for-free/#comment-273843 zzzZZZzzz Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:45:25 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/05/create-fully-functioning-pdfs-for-free/#comment-273843 Office plugin doesn't create links for TOC Office plugin doesn’t create links for TOC

]]> By: Fabian http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/05/create-fully-functioning-pdfs-for-free/#comment-273811 Fabian Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:12:44 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/05/create-fully-functioning-pdfs-for-free/#comment-273811 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=4D951911-3E7E-4AE6-B059-A2E79ED87041&displaylang=en its free, and exports perfectly to pdf. by the way, PDFCreator (http://www.pdfforge.org/products/pdfcreator) also creates links and table of contents properly. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=4D951911-3E7E-4AE6-B059-A2E79ED87041&displaylang=en
its free, and exports perfectly to pdf.

by the way, PDFCreator (http://www.pdfforge.org/products/pdfcreator) also creates links and table of contents properly.

]]> By: Daniel http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/05/create-fully-functioning-pdfs-for-free/#comment-273805 Daniel Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:50:01 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/05/create-fully-functioning-pdfs-for-free/#comment-273805 Hi Jurkis! Can you tell us which plugin? I know the Acrobat plugin can, but as far as I know, that's not free. Hi Jurkis!

Can you tell us which plugin? I know the Acrobat plugin can, but as far as I know, that’s not free.

]]> By: jurkis http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/05/create-fully-functioning-pdfs-for-free/#comment-273790 jurkis Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:10:28 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/05/create-fully-functioning-pdfs-for-free/#comment-273790 You can convert doc files to pdf with plugin for Office 2007. You can convert doc files to pdf with plugin for Office 2007.

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