Do I need to buy an adobe reader that will allow me to put files into a .pdf format?
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No, there are plenty of free pdf-creating softwares. \nTry doing a web search, I just did and came up with \nhttp://www.pdf995.com/\nand\nhttp://www.cutepdf.com/\nThere are many more!\nThese programs usually create a "phantom" printer that will work as the Adobe Distiller or PDF Maker.
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Convert your documents to Adobe PDF! Adobe PDF solves many common file-sharing problems, from preserving the look-and-feel of the original document to allowing anyone, on any platform, to view and print documents using the free Adobe Reader®.\n\nSimplify your work with Create Adobe PDF Online: \n\n1) Create and publish reports, spreadsheets, and resumes for distribution to colleagues or clients\n2)Distribute schedules, maps, and calendars as PDF files \n3)Archive Web sites for easy reference and research \n4)Turn scanned paper documents into searchable Adobe PDF files.\n5)Add Create Adobe PDF Online to your list of printers.\n6)Convert documents to Adobe PDF right from your desktop. \n\nSupports many file types, including Microsoft Office documents, graphics files, and Web pages.
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openoffice.org provides a free office suite similar to\nWindows Office, but it allows you to convert all documents to PDF.
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If PDF then Adobe Acrobat
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you need to install the FREE adobe reader.  Get it at adobe.com.
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You need Adobe Acrobat Reader.
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a .pdf file will open only if you have adobe reader, which is free from the adobe web site.
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there are a number of commercially available programs that can perform that type of conversion.  One that I've tried that works pretty well is Solid Converter PDF.
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You need to buy the full version to create pdfs but why on earh would you want them? They are cumbersome and large files, they are no longer editable when done, I.E. they become image files....they are absolutley worthless and take too much time to transfer or send! The only possible reason to convert them is to make it hard to edit them and you can do that easily enuff by scanning them and saving as jpegs!
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Adobe Acrobat comes with a "Distiller" which you can select in place of a printer; any document printed to the Distiller is turned into a PDF.  But, this requires buying Acrobat.\n\nThere are similar freeware solutions, but I haven't used any of them.  Some are listed at this site:  http://www.jesus.org.uk/vault/freeware_pdf.shtml
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You will need an application to read Adobe Acrobat documents (pdf stands for Portable Document Format which was created by Adobe).
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Download adobe reader. The reader is free from the Adobe website
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Yes you can do that.\n\nFor that you have to install the Adobe PDF writer or you can use pdf writer from some other companies.\n\n. . .
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scan and save as a PDF
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You will be needing the Adobe Acrobat Writer software. This the the most widely used converter to pdf. You need to buy a licensed to use one. \n\nIf you would like to convert some files only, Adobe has a website where you can convert a Word document and other format to pdf online for free. Please visit this link -> http://www.pdfonline.com/
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you need software that allows you to save as or create pdf files. Some scanning software has this feature i.e. paperport 9.0 .\n\nOtherwise Adobe elements is the lower end software that allows you to print to a pdf. You can probably by version 6.0 (vurrent ver is 7) for as low as twenty dollars)There are also shareware products with this function
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Search with below string on google, you will find lot of tools!\n\n"pdf to doc" converter free