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Best Free PDF maker?

Hi, all. I'm sort of surprised to find myself in the Windoze forum, but that's how it goes I guess.

I'm getting fed up with people sending me documents that I only need to read in their Microsoft Office format. Usually, .doc and .xls are the culprits but today I received a .pub. A freakin' Publisher file! So, I'm instituting a new "idiot" reply for such folks, and I wanted to see what you Windows users are using for making PDF's. (It's built into OS X as it should be.)

There are only three requirements:

  1. Free
  2. Easy to download and install.
  3. Simple to learn and use.

A quick search of VersionTracker didn't turn up anything with user ratings, so I am reticent to recommend any of them.

TOPICS: Windows
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Apparently my VersionTracker-fu failed me....

Berko;9393 wrote:
Apparently my VersionTracker-fu failed me. Anyone have experience with cutePDF Writer? A couple of solid reviews, but I'd still like to get your input.

I use CutePDF exclusively in my office. I used PDFCreator for awhile, but it failed me a couple of times (and did not work at all when I upgraded my machine to Vista). So I moved to CPDF. It has worked like a charm.

Easy install (easier than PDFCreator at least)
Creates a CutePDF Printer that you have to select to make the PDF

I fully recommend CutePDF.

Michael

 
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