Pdf?
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- SirPostAlot
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Pdf?
Ok...what is PDF??
I had to dl something for ASL econ and it could only be dled in PDF so i dled it and it wouldn't work...
I have word ... but nothing ever dled as PDF will work...
help, please!
~Jeff~
I had to dl something for ASL econ and it could only be dled in PDF so i dled it and it wouldn't work...
I have word ... but nothing ever dled as PDF will work...
help, please!
~Jeff~
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Re: Pdf?
PDF = Portable Document File
AKA Adobe Acrobat file
You need to download Adobe Acrobat Reader
Direct link to Text based download page:
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/alternate.html
Choose:
Adobe Reader 6.0.2, full version
OR
Adobe Reader 6.0.2, basic version
AKA Adobe Acrobat file
You need to download Adobe Acrobat Reader
Direct link to Text based download page:
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/alternate.html
Choose:
Adobe Reader 6.0.2, full version
OR
Adobe Reader 6.0.2, basic version
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Re: Pdf?
ok...2 questions:
1) its free, right?
2) i would want the basic version since the only thing i want it for is to dl things and translate them to word...right?
~Jeff~
1) its free, right?
2) i would want the basic version since the only thing i want it for is to dl things and translate them to word...right?
~Jeff~
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Re: Pdf?
Both are free
The basic is the FREE READER with no options
The full is the FREE READER with the ability to search for text within the documents.
Neither of these will allow you to change them to Word Documents. PDFs are usually created so that they CANNOT be imported into MS word anymore (for more of a security thing... like with me and my commendations that I give out on the HT letterhead..... they are all in PDF format, with a cryptic password that only allows printing .... no editing at all, no copy/pasting text, etc.)
The basic is the FREE READER with no options
The full is the FREE READER with the ability to search for text within the documents.
Neither of these will allow you to change them to Word Documents. PDFs are usually created so that they CANNOT be imported into MS word anymore (for more of a security thing... like with me and my commendations that I give out on the HT letterhead..... they are all in PDF format, with a cryptic password that only allows printing .... no editing at all, no copy/pasting text, etc.)
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Re: Pdf?
Originally posted by amatasu@Dec 9 2004, 07:18 AM
i hate PDF docs..they're sometimes slow to load
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thats an understatement.....
it all sounds like a lot of trouble for nothing to me.....
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Re: Pdf?
PDFs are used because there is a set standard across the Internet. Back 5-8 years ago, there was no set standard and people had MS word and Wordperfect and Lotus notes and other word processing applications and when people wanted to let others view these, if they did not have the application used to CREATE the file, they could not view it. So that was a very big drawback and so Adobe came out with a new standard, the Portable Document File. They created it so that all you needed was the reader to view the files and it has always been free. But in order to make the pdf files, the person or company would have to purchase their product thus creating Adobe's revenue (one of the many sources).
Now adays PDFs are used just because they have security features and other features like they STILL are able to be viewed across platforms, like MAC, Unix, Windows. It's still a standard but now a days most applications have the ability to open and view OTHER companies files... .like Microsoft Word 2003 can open up a Lotus notes or Corel Wordperfect file with NO ISSUES.
PDF makers also started to become more prevelant and now you can even get FREE PDF makers, but some are limited in capabilities. Also there are more PDF readers than just Adobe, but Adobe is the standard, so when Adobe releases a new version, the other programmers and companies have to update their software to work with the NEW standard that Adobe releases.
Now adays PDFs are used just because they have security features and other features like they STILL are able to be viewed across platforms, like MAC, Unix, Windows. It's still a standard but now a days most applications have the ability to open and view OTHER companies files... .like Microsoft Word 2003 can open up a Lotus notes or Corel Wordperfect file with NO ISSUES.
PDF makers also started to become more prevelant and now you can even get FREE PDF makers, but some are limited in capabilities. Also there are more PDF readers than just Adobe, but Adobe is the standard, so when Adobe releases a new version, the other programmers and companies have to update their software to work with the NEW standard that Adobe releases.
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Re: Pdf?
.PDF documents are god. I absolutely love them.
Adam, thanks for the history lession. I didn't know some of that...
Adam, thanks for the history lession. I didn't know some of that...
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Re: Pdf?
I'm too smart for my age, someone pass me some gasoline to sniff to kill some knolwedgeOriginally posted by The Black Hat@Dec 9 2004, 02:35 PM
.PDF documents are god. I absolutely love them.
Adam, thanks for the history lession. I didn't know some of that...
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