PDF Creator/Editor

[NxB]

Anyone know a good PDF editor/creator? FoxIt seems to be doing weird stuff to the file sizes of the pdfs I make.

I've tried Nitro PDF but it doesn't play nice with server2k3 and its rather slow. I tried Abdio PDF and the stupid thing won't open PDFs, only "project" files. These programs are a joke. It seems like they either turn out to be bloatware or completely non-functional.


I don't want to use acrobat as its too invasive and slow. Why is everything else such a pain.

[willawake]

Re: PDF Creator/Editor

yeah i am using http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/
at home cos acrobat printer driver no work with xp64

its only a print to pdf thing though. does it very well and smaller file sizes than acrobat if i print a word document with lots of photos. i use acrobat to assemble everything if i want multiple documents in one though so cant recommend anything else for that.

[NxB]

Re: PDF Creator/Editor

Fox it print to pdf works perfectly. Its the editor that acts flaky.

[shadow]

Re: PDF Creator/Editor

yeah i am using http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/
at home cos acrobat printer driver no work with xp64

its only a print to pdf thing though. does it very well and smaller file sizes than acrobat if i print a word document with lots of photos. i use acrobat to assemble everything if i want multiple documents in one though so cant recommend anything else for that.

Yer I use this all the time. Works quite well, although it is only a printer driver.

[KeriJane]

Re: PDF Creator/Editor

Have you tried OpenOffice? that has a nice "Export to PDF" feature.


Have Fun,
Keri

[bgavin]

Re: PDF Creator/Editor

I've been using the SourceForge freebie for some time now. Works great.

Anybody have an equally good PDF editor?

[NxB]

Re: PDF Creator/Editor

Yea, I can export and print OTHER things to PDF just fine. Editing/making PDFs is however problems.

[sofTest]

Re: PDF Creator/Editor

OpenOffice 3 also have a PDF-import into Draw. Have a look at this page for more info.

[i4004]

Re: PDF Creator/Editor

Yea, I can export and print OTHER things to PDF just fine. Editing/making PDFs is however problems.

so make doc with something else(word?) and print to pdf...
another suggestion for "print to pdf" is cutepdf....

i agree about acrobatr(even viewer, let alone creation) it's just bloat.
and foxit is crap...