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Creating PDFs
Please turn on line numbering before you convert your ms to PDF (in Word, Page Setup>Layout>Line Numbering>Turn on line numbering, making sure that "Apply to. . All document" is selected in the Layout screen). This will make it easy for referees/editors to locate text if no physical copy is returned to us.
If you don't have access to Acrobat software (not Reader) you can get your files converted free by the following services. Whatever means you use to convert it, please check the results in the free Acrobat Reader; conversions can go haywire for many reasons.
Conversion over the web
FastPDF : 12 pages, 8MB max free, Word docs only, puts ads on page side
Adobe: : 100MB max size
Get the result emailed to you; if it is OK you can send it on to us.
You will need to embed all your graphics, photos, tables etc into the one document before you send it to the above services., or combine the pdfs using one of the utilities below.
There is a useful listing of services and software on the Open Directory Project
Installing software on your computer
PDF995: PC only. Install the pdfeditor as well as it allows you to combine pdfs and (most important) to reduce the resolution of graphics for smaller file sizes. The price is a few browser popups at the end of each conversion.
Win2PDF: Windows NT/W2K/XP only. The demo version comes up with an occasional nag and puts a advert at the end.
PDFCreator: Windows only. Open source
MakePDF: Windows only. Requires you to also install Ghostscript.
OpenOffice: Windows only alternative to Microsoft Office. Can read Word files, and save them as PDF.
Here is a useful review of low-cost PDF creation tools in PC Magazine.
The following is an unedited post from usenet. Let me know of methods you find useful (and any that we shouldn't).
How to convert a file to PDF format WITHOUT using Adobe Acrobat
By Eunice Santorini
Comments, corrections, commendations, complaints always welcome.
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SUMMARY:
By far, the _easiest_ way to convert _any_ file to PDF is to just print the file to PDF from the PC or Mac using the (available from IT) licensed Adobe PDF Printer Driver.
Nothing is simpler. You view it. You print it. Voila!
Note: Even if the file resides on UNIX, since all UNIX disks are completely accessible to the PC and to the Mac (via the freeware Samba for the PC and via the freeware CAP for the Macintosh) - and since almost all UNIX files can be opened by programs on the PC or Mac - there is really no difference if the file resides on Mac, Unix, or the PC.
However, for those who did not think ahead to install the licensed Adobe Acrobat Exchange package (which provides the PDF Printer Driver, among other things), there are at least a dozen _other_ methods to convert any file to PDF using a variety of Mac/Unix/Pc/Web/Email mechanisms.
Most of these other methods revolve around first printing the file to PostScript, Encapsulated PostScript, or PRN - and then converting that file to PDF using either the licensed Adobe Acrobat Distiller, or using the free GhostScript program (or some other conversion program).
Here is a summary of a at least a dozen of those other methods:
Method 1: Print directly to PDF using the Adobe "PDF Printer Driver":
Method 2: Ask your admin to print directly to PDF using that driver:
Method 3: Print to PostScript & distill PS to PDF using the Adobe Distiller:
Method 4: Print to PostScript & distill PS to PDF using a public distiller:
Method 5: Print to PostScript & convert PS to PDF using free GhostScript:
Method 6: Print to PostScript & distill to PDF via FrameMaker, version 6:
Method 7: Print to PostScript & convert to PDF via the ps2pdf program:
Method 8: Print to PostScript & convert to PDF via the Adobe web site:
Method 9: Convert Microsoft Office docs to PDF via a free FastPDF web site:
Method 10: Convert anything to PDF via the PDFmail demo software:
Method 11: Convert text files to PDF using the freeware Gymnast:
Method 12: Save FrameMaker files directly as PDF files.
QUESTION: Do you know of any other methods? (please post to the NG)
DETAILS (sufficient for a grandmother like me to reproduce):
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Method 1: Print directly to PDF using the Adobe "PDF Printer Driver":
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a) Purchase Adobe Acrobat Exchange for the PC:
http://www.adobe.com
b) Configure that printer driver as your default PC printer:
Start->Settings->Printers
Select the Adobe "PDF Printer Driver" as your default printer:
c) From the PC, open up _any_ Mac, UNIX, or PC document whatsoever:
For example, from the PC open up a PC document:
File->Open c:\tmp\filename.ppt
Or, for example, from the PC open up any UNIX document:
File->Open \\my_unix_box\tmp\filename.ppt
Note: UNIX & PC can share files & disks using the UNIX Samba freeware:
http://www.samba.org
Note: Mac & UNIX can share files & disks using the UNIX CAP freeware:
http://www.cs.mu.oz.au/appletalk/cap.html
Note: UNIX (Sun Solaris) can read Microsoft Office documents
For more information, see Sun 'pcview'.
d) From the PC, now print that Mac, UNIX, or PC document directly to PDF:
File->Print (Print to, for example, c:\tmp\filename.pdf)
d) From the PC, now print that Mac, UNIX, or PC document directly to PDF:
File->Print (Print to, for example, c:\tmp\filename.pdf)
Note: For more information on sharing files between Mac, UNIX, & PC, see:
http://www.ucs.ed.ac.uk/usd/scisup/faq/filesharing.html
Voila! The simplest mechanism ever.
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Method 2: Ask your admin to print directly to PDF using that driver:
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There are multiple ways to provide your admin a UNIX or PC file so he can print
any file directly to PDF.
a) The simplest mechanism is for you to email your file to your admin (who is probably on a PC so it must be PC readable) as an attachment.
Your admin can print that file directly to PDF and reply to your email with the resulting PDF file attached.
Voila!
b) A more efficient mechanism (for multiple large files, for example), could be to save the file to your departmental public mac/unix/pc/web server from the Mac, UNIX, or the PC - and your admin can pick up the file by any mechanism whatsoever and place the printed PDF next to it.
For example, assuming you are on UNIX, you can save the file to:
csh% cp filename.frm /net/my_unix_box/tmp/filename.frm
Then, your admin can immediately obtain that file without having to do anything
different on the PC, e.g., the public path to that file (anywhere in the world
on any platform) would instantly be:
WEB: Start->Run->netscape http://my_unix_box/tmp/filename.frm
PC: Start->Run-> \\my_unix_box\tmp\filename.frm
UNIX: csh% maker /net/my_unix_box/tmp/filename.frm
MAC: Chooser, Zone, my_unix_box,tmp,filename.frm
FTP: Start->Run->netscape ftp://login@my_unix_box/tmp/filename.frm
Once your admin has the file (takes seconds from anywhere in the world), your admin can simply view and instantly print that file to PDF (total turnaround time is a minute or two).
Note: Every admin can obtain the free FrameViewer or FrameMaker so never accept the excuse from _anyone_ on any platform on any operating system that they can't read Adobe FrameMaker files!
c) Your admin can easily place the printed PDF file to the same public Mac/Unix/Pc/Web
location using the same mechanism used previously:
WEB: Start->Run->netscape ftp://login@my_unix_box/tmp
File->Upload File->ftp://login@my_unix_box/tmp/filename.pdf
PC: File->Save As-> \\my_unix_box\tmp\filename.pdf
UNIX: cp filename.pdf /net/my_unix_box/tmp/filename.pdf
MAC: File->Save As-> Chooser,Zone,my_unix_box,tmp,filename.pdf
Note: Again, it's quite easy to share files between Mac/Unix/Pc/Web public
folders - so never let the operating system stop you.
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Method 3: Print to PostScript & distill PS to PDF using the Adobe Distiller:
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On the Mac, PC, or UNIX, this step asumes you installed a licensed version of
Adobe Acrobat Exchange or Adobe FrameMaker 6.
DISTILLER ON THE PC:
When you install the Adobe Acrobat Exchange package on the PC, one of the options is to install the Adobe Distiller.
Once the distiller is installed on the PC, then simply double-clicking on a Mac/Unix/Pc/Web networked PostScript or PRN or EPS file will automagically convert that file to a PDF file.
Voila! (this is the simplest PostScript-to-PDF conversion possible!)
DISTILLER ON UNIX:
For instructions on installing a licensed version of UNIX FrameMaker 6, see instructions below. Once UNIX FrameMaker is installed and configured, you can run the 'distill' command from the UNIX command line to convert any PostScript, Encapsulated PostScript, PRN file, to PDF.
Or, you can purchase a licensed version of Adobe Acrobat Exchange (which contains the distiller) for UNIX.
Either way, once you have the distiller installed, you can convert PostScript, Encapsulated PostScript, or PRN files to PDF using the UNIX command:
csh% which distill
Should report something like:
/usr/local/bin/XFrame-6/bin/distill
csh% distill -help
Should report useful commands and manpage information.
Distill the PostScript, EPS, or PRN file to PDF:
csh% distill filename.ps
The result should be 'filename.pdf' in the same directory.
or
csh% distill filename.eps
The result should be 'filename.pdf' in the same directory.
or
csh% distill filename.prn
The result should be 'filename.pdf' in the same directory.
Note: A variety of distiller command options are available, e.g.:
csh% distill filename.ps
csh% distill -verbose *.ps /tmp/pdfdir
csh% distill -verbose < /tmp/pdfdir/file.ps > /tmp/pdfdir/file.pdf
csh% (distill < file.ps > file.pdf) >& /tmp/pdfdir/file.log
csh% cat filename.ps | distill -verbose > filename.pdf
csh% (cat file.ps | distill -verbose > file.pdf) >& file.log
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Method 4: Print to PostScript & distill PS to PDF using a public distiller:
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Once a UNIX or PC or Macintosh distiller is set up to 'watch' a folder, all
you do on any Mac/Unix/Pc/Web platform is to print any file to PostScript and
then slide that PostScript file into that 'watched' folder.
If the Distiller is set up correctly, your file will be automagically converted to PDF and moved to a pickup folder.
Typically the watched folder is called /path/IN; while the output folder is called /path/OUT.
This is a simple method (but allows you little control of the results).
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Method 5: Print to PostScript & convert PS to PDF using free GhostScript:
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Note: These instructions were written in July 1999 so links may have changed
and improvements were probably made in the procedures.
a) Install, Ghostscript/GSview 2.7 executables on your Windoze PC:
http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/index.html
Note: These run on most Mac/Unix/Pc platforms.
b) Install GSview 2.71 update (for ps2edit to work properly):
ftp://ftp.cs.wisc.edu/ghost/rjl/gsv271pe.exe
Note: Give up now if you omit this critical step!
c) Open any desired file on your PC and print to a "prn" format file:
Set your default printer to any previously installed PostScript printer:
In any PC editor, [File][Open]filename.ext
[File][Print][X]Print to file
[Save file as Type]Printer files
File Name = filename.prn
Note: On UNIX/Mac platforms, the file-name extension isn't important; howev
d) Read in that PostScript (*.PS or *.PRN) file:
[Start][Run]gsview32.exe
[File][Open]filename.prn
(Change orientation, if necessary)
[Orientation][Portrait]
e) Convert that PostScript file to PDF:
[Edit][Convert to vector format][pdf: Portable Document Format]
Filename=filename.pdf
f) Exit out of GSview 2.71:
[File][Exit]
g) Start up the Adobe Acrobat Reader (or any pgm that reads PDF):
On the PC: [Start][Run]acroread.exe
On UNIX: acroread
h) Read in that PDF file:
[File][Open]filename.pdf
Note: This method is totally free!
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Method 6: Print to PostScript & distill to PDF via FrameMaker, version 6:
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On the PC, install the Adobe Postscript driver:
Note: You can skip this step if you already have a PostScript driver installed
on your PC (e.g., you installed any PostScript printer).
Note: You can skip this step if you are printing to PostScript on UNIX.
To install the Adobe generic PostScript printer driver on your PC:
a) Point your browser to the Adobe home page:
http://www.adobe.com
b) Click on "Other downloads", which takes you to the page:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/main.html
c) In the "Printer Drivers" section, of that page, click on "Windows".
d) In the resulting "Printer Drivers for Windows" page, look for a section titled "Printer Drivers Version 1.0.6"; and click on the link titled: "Adobe Universal PostScript Windows Driver Installer 1.0.6 - English". which is dated 5/23/2002 & sized at 7.4MB; and which has a final URL of: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=1500
e) Press the red 'download' button in order to download the "winsteng.exe"
file onto your PC. Save into, for example, into:
c:\tmp\download\winsteng.exe
f) Install on your PC by double-clicking on the resultant
'winsteng.exe' file and following instructions.
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Obtain the default Adobe PostScript Printer Definition (PPD) file:
Note: You can skip this step if you already have a PPD file for the PostScript
printer installed on your PC.
Note: You can skip this step if you are printing to PostScript on UNIX.
To install the Adobe generic PostScript Printer Definition file on your PC:
a) Point your browser to the Adobe home page:
http://www.adobe.com
b) Click on "Support - Other downloads", which takes you to the
page:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/main.html
c) In the "Printer Drivers" section, of that page, click on "Windows".
d) In the resulting "Printer Drivers for Windows" page, look for
a section titled "PPD files"; and then click on the link titled: "PPD
Files: Adobe" which is dated 4/2/2002 & sized at 33KB; and which has
a final URL of:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=204
e) Press the red 'download' button in order to download the "adobe.zip"
archive onto your PC. Save into, for example, into:
c:\tmp\download\adobe.zip
f) Install on your PC by double-clicking on the resultant 'adobe.zip' archive and following instructions.
Note: The previous two steps (Adobe PS Driver & PPD files) can be
replaced by installing almost _any_ generic PostScript printer
provided by your Windoze operating system.
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On the PC or UNIX, view any desired file in any desired format
(e.g., Adobe FrameMaker, Microsoft Office PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Access,
Project, Adobe FrameMaker, Quark Express, Netscape Navigator, etc.).
Let's assume you brought up Microsoft PowerPoint on the PC, e.g.,
c:\data\doc_data\flow\filename.ppt
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In whatever program is reading that file (in this case, it's PowerPoint),
run the standard PC File->Print command to print to your newly installed
Adobe PostScript printer (make sure you check the print-to-file box).
Choose any name for your new PostScript file, and save directly from the
PC to any of many UNIX disks (mounted via Samba), e.g,
Save As: \\my_unix_box\tmp\filename.ps
Note: If you don't have a local Samba mounted UNIX disk (why not?), then
you can FTP the file over to any UNIX location whatsoever, simply
using the browser URL syntax:
ftp://yourlogin@your_unix_box/tmp
Then, once logged into any UNIX machine, upload the PS file using:
File->Upload File (on your browser menu bar)
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If necessary, install FrameMaker 6 on your PC or UNIX machine:
Obtain FrameMaker from www.adobe.com and install on UNIX or PC.
If necessary, configure FrameMaker 6 on your PC or UNIX machine:
For example, on UNIX, after the installation in the step above:
a) Back up your .cshrc file:
csh% cp $HOME/.cshrc $HOME/.cshrc_`date +%y%m%d`
a) Add the FrameMaker shell environment variable & the path to the executable:
setenv FMHOME /usr/local/bin/XFrame-6
set path = ( ... \
$FMHOME/bin \
...\
)
c) While the International version of FrameMaker was previously called
'imaker', Adobe has come to their senses and integrated the two
versions. You may now run either 'maker' or 'imaker'.
csh% source $HOME/.cshrc
csh% maker &
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If necessary, configure WebWorks Publisher on your PC or UNIX machine:
For example, on UNIX, after the FrameMaker configuration in the step above:
a) Run the WebWorks Publisher configuration utility:
csh% su
sh# /usr/local/bin/XFrame-6/webworks/install.sh
Should report something like:
WebWorks Publisher Standard Edition API Client Setup
This script will setup the mechanism through which
WebWorks Publisher communicates with your Frame
product (maker or builder). This communication
is accomplished via a Frame FDK/API module that
will be dynamically loaded with your Frame product
at startup time. If you wish to abort this install
please press Ctrl-C now.
Where is Adobe FrameMaker 6 or FrameMaker+SGML 6 installed?
to which you may answer:
/usr/local/bin/XFrame-6
When the WebWorks Publisher configuration is completed, you should see:
Installation completed successfully!
b) Enter the WebWorks Publisher license keys and start the license:
csh% /usr/local/bin/XFrame-6/webworks/bin/qlicadm
This should pop up a WebWorks Publisher "License Admin Tool".
In that license admin tool, enter your WebWorks Publisher license:
Server Name: <the name of your UNIX machine>
Server Port: 1807
Key Information: 1-234-567-89-101112-ABCD-EFGHIJKL
Now press the "Add" button to add your WebWorks Publisher license.
You should then see the new line show up in the quantity field:
Qty: Type: Product: Expires: User:
1 Floating WebWorks Publisher Standard Never unassigned
Then exit the WebWorks Publisher License Admin Tool saving your changes:
File->Quit [OK]
Now, start the WebWorks Publisher license:
csh% /usr/local/bin/XFrame-6/webworks/bin/qlicsrv_auto
Should report something like:
Attempting local auto-start of the Quadralay License Server
c) Add the WebWorks shell environment variable & the path to the executable:
setenv WWHOME /usr/local/bin/XFrame-6/webworks
set path = ( ... \
$FMHOME/bin \
$WWHOME/bin \
... \
)
d) Invoke & configure WebWorks Publisher for Netscape (instead of IE):
csh% wpubse
File->Preferences->View Generated Files Using
(o)Netscape Navigator 2.0 or later
Note: Almost nobody, on UNIX, uses Internet Explorer, so, I just
_assumed_ you are on Netscape. YMMV.
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Read the help on using the FrameMaker 6 distill command to convert
PostSript files to PDF on UNIX or the PC:
For example, on UNIX:
csh% maker
Read the FrameMaker 6 help (search for "distilling PostScript files":
This says, in essence:
"If you have Acrobat Distiller installed, you can convert [FrameMaker,
MIF, and certain other formats depending on your installed filters]
documents to PDF files by creating a PostScript file and then later
distilling the file yourself.
However, [simply] saving as PDF (see Saving documents and books as PDF)
is often faster and more convenient and produces excellent results.
To distill a document or book to a PDF file
- (Windows and Macintosh)
If necessary, specify a PostScript printer as the current printer.
(UNIX)
Go to the next step.
- Do one of the following:
Open a FrameMaker, MIF, Word, etc. document & choose File->Print
or ...
Open a FrameMaker book & choose File->Print Book
or ...
o Open a FrameMaker book & choose File->Print Selected Files
- Then, select "Generate Acrobat Data"
- Then click "PDF Setup" and set up the PDF file
(see Saving documents and books as PDF).
- Use the resulting PostScript (.ps) file in Distiller.
(see "distilling PostScript files to PDF")
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Method 7: Print to PostScript & convert to PDF via the ps2pdf program:
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Use a free online ps2pdf web distiller to convert PostScript files to PDF.
a) Go to http://www.ps2pdf.com/convert/convert.htm
b) Upload the PostScript file following instructions on that web page.
c) After the PostScript file is uploaded and converted to PDF by that
web server, you will be provided a link to the resulting PDF file.
d) To view the file you can simply select the link.
e) To save the file on your local hard drive right click (or hold
the mouse button down on a Macintosh) and select "save as"
Note: Even though you don't have a postscript compatible printer you
can still make a postscript file.
Normally if you have a printer already attached to your system
that "speaks" postscript all you have to do is check the box that
says "print to file" after you print a document to the printer.
This will make a file that you can then use on ps2pdf.com to
make a Portable Document File.
Note: If you don't already have a postscript printer you can still install
the postscript printer driver on your system as if you owned a
printer. When asked for the "device" that the printer is attached
to just select "file". Now when you print it will create a
postscript file.
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Method 8: Print to PostScript & convert to PDF via the Adobe web site:
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a) On the PC or UNIX, print any desired file to a PostScript file, e.g.,
On UNIX: /net/my_unix_box/tmp/filename.ps
or on the PC: \\my_unix_box\tmp\filename.ps
b) Visit the Adobe free ps-to-pdf conversion web page:
https://createpdf.adobe.com
or
http://createpdf.adobe.com
c) Press on the link titled:
"Create Adobe PDF"
Follow instructions on that web page.
Note: Apparently Adobe lets you convert only 5 documents or URLs for free.
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Method 9: Convert Microsoft Office docs to PDF via a free FastPDF web:
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Convert Microsoft Word documents into PDF using a free web-based service.
a) Go to http://www.fastpdf.com
b) Click the Netscape "Browse" button to find, for example, your
Microsoft Word Document you wish to convert to PDF.
c) Provide the email address to which your converted document should be sent
You will be emailed the weblink to retrieve your PDF document
as soon as the document has been converted.
Note: As always, take all normal spam precautionary measures whenever
providing your email address to an outside party.
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Method 10: Convert anything to PDF via the PDFmail demo software:
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This commercial software contains a downloadable unlimited demo version.
a) Go to http://www.pdfmail.com
b) Press the download button, which is the web page:
http://www.pdfmail.com/html_en/telechag.asp
c) Click the downloaded "install.exe" program and follow instructions.
Note: PDFmail enables you to convert all types of documents and
printing reports into PDF format. PDFmail includes password
protection on documents prohibiting some operations such as
printing, copying or modifying text.
Note: Again, as always, take all normal spam precautionary measures
whenever providing your email address to an outside party.
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Method 11: Convert text files to PDF using the freeware Gymnast:
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Gymnast is a freeware text-to-PDF converter without the need for any
additional Adobe software.
a) Go to http://www.oakworth.demon.co.uk/gymnast.htm
b) Press on the link to download the installation zip file, e.g.:
http://www.oakworth.demon.co.uk/gym_full.zip
And follow installation instructions.
c) Start up Gymnast, choose any desired text file,
select the options you want in the GUI, then hit "Make PDF".
Note: According to that Gymnast web site, as of 5th Dec 1999:
"Gymnast 3.5 is now FREEWARE! Use the registration key
GYM03-35672-11110-33170 and your evaluation copy will
become fully-functional".
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Method 12: Save FrameMaker files directly as PDF files:
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a) Obtain a test FrameMaker file:
csh% mkdir /tmp/test
csh% cd /tmp/test
csh% cp $FMHOME/fminit/ukenglish/Templates/Business/Memo.fm test.fm
b) Save that FrameMaker 6 file to a PDF (automatic PS to PDF occurs):
csh% maker &
FRAME: File->Open->test.fm
FRAME: File->Save As->test.pdf (Format: PDF)
And follow instructions.
Note: A temporary file "test.tps" & "test.log" file
will be visible
in the test directory until the conversion to PDF is complete
and the test.pdf file shows up in that directory.
c) View the resulting PDF file using the Free Adobe Acrobat PDF Viewer:
csh% acroread /tmp/test/test.pdf
Note: From the FrameMaker 6 help:
"The easiest way to convert a document to a PDF file is to save it
as PDF. When you save as PDF, FrameMaker actually prints a PostScript
file and then invokes Acrobat Distiller to distill the PostScript
file-to convert it to PDF. You can also convert to PDF by creating
the PostScript file and then distilling that file in Acrobat Distiller
in a separate step (see Distilling PostScript files manually)."
Note: If Distiller is unavailable or can't be found, FrameMaker creates
a PostScript file and then alerts you that it couldn't complete the
conversion to PDF.
You can then distill the PostScript file yourself later using the
UNIX command-line 'distill' command (as explained previously).
QUESTION: Are there any other methods to create PDF files w/o Exchange?
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End of:
How to convert a file to PDF format WITHOUT using Adobe Acrobat Exchange:
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also:
http://www.shbox.de/freepdf.htm
http://www.et.dtu.dk/Software/GhostWord/Index.html
http://www.schmitz-huebsch.net/gs4word/gs4word.html
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lab/5247/
http://www.pdf995.com/
http://www.ps2pdf.com/convert/convert.htm
http://www.smile-to-me.de/tools.htm
http://www.gdykes.com/
http://www.pdftoolshed.com/freeware.htm
http://www.lerup.com/printfile/
http://home.hccnet.nl/s.vd.palen/FreeDist.html
http://www.lexacorp.com.pg/software.html
http://www.mast-computer.de/software/pdf-tool/navigation.htm
also:
GhostScript : http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/
PDF Converter : http://www.pdfconverter.com/
PDF-Lator : http://pdf.bvacom.net/
PDF-o-Matic : http://www.easysw.com/htmldoc/pdf-o-matic.php
PrintToPDF (VF) : ftp.sri.ucl.ac.be/pub/
RagTime : http://www.ragtime-online.com/
TeamPrinting : http://www.teamprinting.com/toolbox.asp
RedMon : http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/redmon/
ePrint :
http://www.leadtools.com/Utilities/PrinterDriver/eprint_printer_driver.htm
FreePDF : http://www.over.to/freepdf/
PDF Converter : http://www.amyuni.com/pdfpd.htm
PDF Machine : http://www.pdfmachine.net/
also:
Suggestions came into my mailbox which the NG would benefit from
(I didn't tested any so maybe someone out there can vouch for them?)
1. Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 12:15:23 +0800
From: "Karen Howard"
Eunice (or is it Unice?)
You can find a ton of free PDF-creation tools (some of which you know
about based on your article, but others weren't yet mentioned) at:
http://kenchiro.tripod.com/howtoPDF.html
and at http://www.stillhq.com/ctpfaq/2002/03/c1938.html
2. Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 19:05:09 +0530
From: "Monica Rolanchartit"
A freeware PDF printer driver is available at
http://www.pdf995.com
which automates the "print to ps" & "ps to pdf" steps
through Ghostscript.
The penalty is an annoying browser window at the end
of the conversion process. I have been using it for a
year now, without problems.
3. Date: Mon Aug 19 12:07:43 EDT 2002
From: "Susan Reindel"
If you're trying to create PDF files, then the answer is
Redirection Port Monitor. The RedMon port monitor redirects
a special printer port to a program. RedMon is commonly used
with Ghostscript and a non-PostScript printer to emulate a
PostScript printer. For more unformation about Redmon, see
http://www.cs.wisc.edu/%7Eghost/index.htm
4. Date: Mon Aug 19, 5:32am -0700
From: "Heidi Kuhlshrunken"
I don't know about free PDF creation tools, but, we use
5D PDF Creator to generates PDF (specification 1.2) files.
You can find this and many others (like AMYUNI PDF Converter,
PDF Snake, Jaws PDF Editor, etc.) at their web site:
http://www.pdfstore.com and also (in my native tongue) see
http://www.rumborak.de/produktives/ghostscript/win98/pdf.html
5. Date: Mon Aug 19 17:34:22 CST 2002
From: "Jill McGrath"
Dunno if you know about these, but, there's a bunch of PDF
stuff at a web site for struggling PDF writers such as I.
http://www.acs.unimelb.edu.au/software/pdf-writers.html
6. Date: Monday August 19, 2002
From: "Jennifer Holger"
A friend forwarded your email to me. I have never used what
seems to be called the usernet so maybe you can email this
to your friends on the usernet for me. Is this the usernet?
http://forum.planetebook.com/archive/forum3.htm
Anyways, I like to use lshort2e which your friends can go to
http://www.cdrom.com/pub/tex/ctan/info/lshort
Obviously, the ghostscript guys are wonderful. Go to
http://www.artofcode.com/ghostscript/openletter.html
For unix ghostcript go to
http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost
For windows ghostscript and redmon go to
ftp://mirror.cs.wisc.edu/pub/mirrors/ghost/AFPL/gs703/gs703w32.exe
ftp://mirror.cs.wisc.edu/pub/mirrors/ghost/ghostgum/redmon17.zip
For Linux printing of PDF, I would send your friends to
http://www.linuxprinting.org/howto/pht.pdf
For Windows 2000, I would send your friends to freePDf
http://www.simtel.net/pub/dl/17968.shtml
For Solaris printing of PDF, I would send your friends to
http://www.sanface.com/pdfcrypt.html
http://www.vega.bg/~roska/pht-bg.pdf
Otherwise, I'd send your pdf friends to the folks below
PDF Writer (http://www.leadtools.com)
Convert to PDF (http://www.adlibsys.com)
Create PDF (http://www.win2pdf.com)
Free PDF (http://www.pdfmailer.com)
PDF PrintPack (http://www.bluesquirrel.com)
Active PDF (http://www.activepdf.com)
PDF Conversion (http://www.neevia.com)
Create Free PDF (http://pdf995.com)
also:
You can also use one of those:
1. Jaws PDF Creator
http://www.jawspdf.com/
This is the best Acrobat alternative I've seen!
2. Zeon printer driver
http://www.zeon.com.tw
Fast, but can't handle (E)PS embedded in a document
3. FinePrint PDF Factory
www.fineprint.com
4. Amyuni
www.amyuni.com
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