| Windows 7: Free pdf creators/editors |
11 May 2010
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Free pdf creators/editors Does anyone know of free, excellent software that can:
(1) create pdf files from any sources document; and/or
(2) merge existing pdf files, or delete pages from existing pdf files.
Many thanks for your input. | My System Specs |
| OS Windows 7 Professional CPU Intel Q9400 @ 2.66GHz Memory 8.00 GB |
11 May 2010
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#2 | | Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit SP 1 |
| My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Self Assembled OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit SP 1 CPU Intel Core i3 2120 @ 3.30GHz Motherboard Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. H61M-DS2 DVI Memory Corsair 2GB x2 (Single-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz) Graphics Card 2047MB GeForce GTS 450 (ZOTAC International) Sound Card Onboard (Realtek High Definition Audio) Monitor(s) Displays LG Flatron E2040T Screen Resolution 1600x900 Keyboard Logitech MK220 Mouse Logitech MK220 PSU uMAX 750 watt. Case iBall Cooling Air/ Fans Hard Drives Western Digital 1 TB
Seagate 500 GB Internet Speed BSNL Broadband Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials Browser Waterfox Other Info Dell Studio 15" Laptop |
11 May 2010
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I use pdfcreator. PDFCreator | Get PDFCreator at SourceForge.net
It installs a print driver, so any app that can print can be pushed through pdf creator and turned into a pdf.
You cannot use it to change and modify existing PDF files though. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self-Built in July 2009 OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 CPU Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS Memory 8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings Graphics Card EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570 Sound Card Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio Monitor(s) Displays 23" Acer x233H Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard ABS M1 Mechanical Mouse Logitech G9 Laser Mouse PSU Corsair 620HX modular Case Antec P182 Cooling stock Hard Drives Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS Internet Speed 15/2 cable modem Other Info Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset. |
11 May 2010
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Both are interesting suggestions. Does OpenOffice install a pdf printer driver, or is it just a conversion feature that can be accessed within the program? | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Professional CPU Intel Q9400 @ 2.66GHz Memory 8.00 GB |
11 May 2010
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Quote: Originally Posted by pparks1 I use pdfcreator. PDFCreator | Get PDFCreator at SourceForge.net
It installs a print driver, so any app that can print can be pushed through pdf creator and turned into a pdf.
You cannot use it to change and modify existing PDF files though. I'm using a different printer driver that does the same thing. Just wondering if there is such a thing as a print driver converter that preserves links when you convert html to pdf? I would tend to doubt it but it doesn't hurt to ask.
(I'm using BullZip PDF printer at the moment.) | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Media Center OS Windows 7 32 bit CPU AMD 5200+ dual core Memory 2 GB Graphics Card NVidia GeForce 6150SE 128 MB Monitor(s) Displays CRT Screen Resolution 1280x1024 Keyboard PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Wheel Mouse Hard Drives 500 GB Sata internal :
SIIG USB 3.0 docking stations w/WD Caviar Black 6 Gb/s drives Other Info SIIG USB 3.0 PCIexpress card. |
11 May 2010
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#6 | | Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit SP 1 |

Quote: Originally Posted by Cluent Both are interesting suggestions. Does OpenOffice install a pdf printer driver, or is it just a conversion feature that can be accessed within the program? As I use it with Ubuntu, I dont know actually how it behaves with windows, but I assume it can print pdfs . | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Self Assembled OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit SP 1 CPU Intel Core i3 2120 @ 3.30GHz Motherboard Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. H61M-DS2 DVI Memory Corsair 2GB x2 (Single-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz) Graphics Card 2047MB GeForce GTS 450 (ZOTAC International) Sound Card Onboard (Realtek High Definition Audio) Monitor(s) Displays LG Flatron E2040T Screen Resolution 1600x900 Keyboard Logitech MK220 Mouse Logitech MK220 PSU uMAX 750 watt. Case iBall Cooling Air/ Fans Hard Drives Western Digital 1 TB
Seagate 500 GB Internet Speed BSNL Broadband Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials Browser Waterfox Other Info Dell Studio 15" Laptop |
11 May 2010
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Quote: Originally Posted by Cluent Does anyone know of free, excellent software that can:
(1) create pdf files from any sources document; and/or
(2) merge existing pdf files, or delete pages from existing pdf files.
Many thanks for your input. (1) Two free options I use:
a) PDFCreator - as someone else posted, installs a "printer" that you can print to from most any Windows application.
b) MS Word 2007: MS add-in to save as PDF or XPS
Link: Download details: 2007 Microsoft Office Add-in: Microsoft Save as PDF or XPS
(2) PDFTK Builder: will split PDFs into individual pages and combine any individual or groups of pages into one document. Terrific tool!
Link: http://www.angusj.com/pdftkb/ | My System Specs | | |
11 May 2010
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#8 | | Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7 Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207 Keyboard with trackball - no mices Mouse Trackball mice Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals Internet Speed DSL 6000 |
12 May 2010
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Quote: Originally Posted by whs I tried this. Plus it's familiar. I think I used it in the past. It's nearly identical to BullZip. A few settings are different. But neither preserves hyperlinks that I can see. The link has a color on it, but you can't click it to go there. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Media Center OS Windows 7 32 bit CPU AMD 5200+ dual core Memory 2 GB Graphics Card NVidia GeForce 6150SE 128 MB Monitor(s) Displays CRT Screen Resolution 1280x1024 Keyboard PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Wheel Mouse Hard Drives 500 GB Sata internal :
SIIG USB 3.0 docking stations w/WD Caviar Black 6 Gb/s drives Other Info SIIG USB 3.0 PCIexpress card. |
12 May 2010
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#10 | | Win 7 Pro x64/Win Server 2008 R2 Canada |

Quote: Originally Posted by whs I was using this too, but it suddenly stopped working for me. It kept saying that it couldn't work as a terminal service. No idea what happened there, so I switched to PDF Creator. That works great so far.
Bullzip is great, too, but I had some trouble getting it to work with Seven when I first upgraded from Vista. If it works better now, I might go back. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Mellon Labs OS Win 7 Pro x64/Win Server 2008 R2 CPU Phenom II X4 955 BE @ 3400 Motherboard ASUS M4A79XTD EVO Memory 8 GB Mushkin Blackline DDR3-12800 @ 1600 7-7-7-20 Graphics Card 2 x Sapphire Radeon 1GB 4670 - Crossfire Sound Card VIA HD Audio on MB. Sounds great. Monitor(s) Displays Acer 23" HDMI Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 Keyboard Logitech G15 Mouse MS Comfort 3000 optical PSU OCZ Stealthstream 600 Case Antec 200 Cooling Coolermaster V8 w/AS 5, too many fans. Hard Drives 1 x WD Silicon Edge 64GB SSD
1 x WD 160GB SATA
1 x WD 500GB SATA Internet Speed Fast enough, kinda, but I'm in Canada. Waaay overpriced. :( Other Info A Mellon Labs X-1 - LCD Smartie driven system status display.
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