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The Sweet Stuff Software shows off free programs for working with PDF files
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Thursday January 28, 2010
The Sweet Stuff: Software
Thursday January 28, 2010
Doc takes a look at some
free PDF editors
andfree PDF printers
that are a viablealternative 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.Download this episode now
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Show Notes
- 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!
- 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!
Comments (2)
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By drfilefinder about three years ago
(2010-02-01 08:22:08)
(2010-02-01 08:22:08)
Thanks for your comments, Carl. There's lots of good, free software out there for Windows, Mac, Linux, and mobile devices. I'll keep trying to point out the good stuff, the really "sweet" stuff.
... Doc
By crazycarl about three years ago
(2010-01-29 11:18:12)
(2010-01-29 11:18:12)
Really good Doc. I wasn't aware there were so many things available for handling pdf's that were free. This will save me some money. Keep up the good work. - Carl
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