Comments on: Creating PDFs in OSX

By: maggie

maggie — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 01:31:53 +0000

pdf tools rich source:

http://www.sharewarecheap.com/business-finance-word-processing/pdf-export-kit5160-35.htm

By: Tomas

Tomas — Thu, 18 May 2006 13:21:32 +0000

Another good free source to PDF converter at http://www.freepdfconvert.com It can also convert back PDF to DOC.

By: Troy

Troy — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 06:13:41 +0000

Based on http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/matrix.html, you will need either Acrobat Standard, or Acrobat Professional – I would think that standard would be fine?

By: Justin

Justin — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 05:51:08 +0000

You should just get the full version of Adobe Acrobat…it’s worth it.

By: Amit Agarwal

Amit Agarwal — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 04:59:00 +0000

Darren,

You can actually do without Acrobat to create PDF.

Just point your browser here – http://createpdf.adobe.com/

The Adobe PDF online printer can also be installed locally

http://labnol.blogspot.com/2005/08/install-adobe-pdf-online-service-as.html

HTH,
Amit

By: Darren Rowse

Darren Rowse — Sat, 28 Jan 2006 23:38:52 +0000

I think I’ve worked out what the problem is.

The red PDF button is actually an add in from Adobe Acrobat – something I don’t actually have. Looks like I might need to grab a copy.

By: Darren Rowse

Darren Rowse — Sat, 28 Jan 2006 22:43:03 +0000

thanks all – can’t get that red pdf button on my version of word for some reasons so I might try reinstalling it.

thanks again all

By: Rian

Rian — Sat, 28 Jan 2006 21:59:27 +0000

Printing as a PDF always strips out links, no matter the app, IME. It doesn’t matter if you’re using OpenOffice.org, Word, or anything else. The only way I’ve been able to successfully make PDFs that contain the links is by using the method Rachel suggested.

Am I the only one wondering if the majority of commenters read the actual post and previous comments before they post, or what?

By: Ken

Ken — Sat, 28 Jan 2006 20:10:53 +0000

I think links have to be done one by one using the full version (ie $$$) of Acrobat. That’s how I do it but would love an automatic way if there is one.

By: Tecfolio

Tecfolio — Sat, 28 Jan 2006 12:58:03 +0000

That’s not software, but I’m using Writely as my word processor. We even can save a document as PDF. I love it!

By: HostingDiary

HostingDiary — Sat, 28 Jan 2006 09:16:41 +0000

Here’s a free olnine conversion tool
http://convert.neevia.com/

Andrew

By: Paul Short

Paul Short — Sat, 28 Jan 2006 09:09:03 +0000

Well, if none of the other suggestions work, try out OpenOffice at http;//www.openoffice.org

It’s a complete open source office suite that spits out PDF’s with clickable links on Mac or PC’s

By: vinu

vinu — Sat, 28 Jan 2006 06:44:22 +0000

I agree with Rachel! try doing that. it should work. printing to pdf from print treats it as a normal print out. while print to pdf from the tool bar – should take everything into consideration including internal crosslinks etc.

By: Chris Meisenzahl

Chris Meisenzahl — Sat, 28 Jan 2006 06:23:32 +0000

In OS X, can’t you just print to a PDF from pretty much any app?

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sat, 28 Jan 2006 06:19:20 +0000

Darren, it’s the exact same problem with links in Windows. Did you try my suggestion?

By: Darren Rowse

Darren Rowse — Sat, 28 Jan 2006 05:42:15 +0000

yeah I’ve been doing the that Pat and Grant but links are not being picked up. They ‘look’ like links (ie they are underlined) but they don’t actually function like them. Very strange.

By: Grant Griffiths

Grant Griffiths — Sat, 28 Jan 2006 05:37:32 +0000

Go to your print option and select the PDF tab. You can create the PDF there and save it where you want it. Very easy to do.

By: Pat Gundry

Pat Gundry — Sat, 28 Jan 2006 05:31:37 +0000

I create PDFs in MAC system X by choosing Print, then when the print dialog box opens choosing “save as PDF.” Works great. I use an Epson Stylus Photo R200 ink jet printer.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sat, 28 Jan 2006 04:39:04 +0000

Probably the same issue as using Word in Windows. Don’t print to PDF distiller, press the (red?) PDF button in your Word toolbar.