The Sweet Stuff: Software - #28 - The Sweet Stuff Software shows off free programs for working with PDF files

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The Sweet Stuff: Software

#28 / January 28, 2010 / 4:32 min.

The Sweet Stuff Software shows off free programs for working with PDF files

Doc takes a look at some

free PDF editors

and

free PDF printers

that are a viable

alternative to Adobe Acrobat Reader

. Everywhere you look you'll find PDF files and there's a good reason. PDF files are secure, they can span multiple platforms, and they maintain all original formatting. This week, we're going to look at some cool, free programs for working with PDF files.

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- Free PDF Editor

- Makes it easy to insert and manipulate text.

- Makes it easy to insert graphics images.

- Gives you a number of document options like single column, double column, and more.

- Easily insert colors, borders and other elements.

Print2PDF

- Installs itself as a printer driver.

- When you want to create a PDF file you just "print" it and select Print2PDF as your printer.

- Create Adobe standard PDF files.

Free PDF Converter

- Quick and easy to use.

- Converts Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Lotus and other documents to PDF.

- The service is free but has some limitations if you want to do lots of files.

- Has support for a huge range of formats including CSV, GIF, JPG, PNG, BMP, and many more.

PDFill PDF Tools Free

- Comes in multiple parts.

- PDF Editor that you can use to create PDF files.

- PDF Tools you can use to perform a wide range of functions on PDF.

- Merge, rotate, add watermark, add header and footer and more.

- PDF Writer lets you print directly to PDF.

These programs give the average user all the functionality they need to work with PDF files and to do it for free!