When you want to make sure that the document you see on your screen or print on your printer will look exactly the same no matter which computer, software, or printer it is viewed on, you create a PDF file. PDF creation software can be expensive, but this program is free and it is easy to use.
If you send someone a Word or Excel document, what they see on their screen may be different than what you see on your screen. The file can look different depending on how the margins are set and what fonts are installed. When you want to send someone an exact copy of what you see on your screen, you send them a PDF file. This is a Portable Document File that was made popular by Adobe. Just about every computer has the free Adobe Reader installed, but you will find that the Adobe's program necessary to create a PDF is quite expensive. Here's a substitute that is free and easy.
The PDFCreator software does just what the name implies. It creates a PDF from just about any document. The program is part of the Sourceforge.net open source software. That means that it is free, but there is little documentation.
The PDFCreator is a quick and easy download. Once it installs, it becomes a printer option in all of your programs. So when you want to create a PDF, you simply choose to print to the PDFCreator choice in your printer list. Instead of spitting out a page in your printer, the program creates a file that you can name and save on your computer. Then you can print it out and/or email it to friends and/or associates.
When you want to make sure that the document you see on your screen or print on your printer will look exactly the same no matter which computer, software, or printer it is viewed on, you create a PDF file. PDF creation software can be expensive, but this program is free and it is easy to use.
