[AT] Off topic Open Office and computer associations. OT

[charlie hill]

Farmer I don't like PDF either but if you have to transmit large files with 
photo attachments, maps, etc. it is the only reasonable way to do it.  It is 
slow for what it is but the pdf files are so much smaller than the document 
files would be if you had to send them in word, XL or Powerpoint that it 
more than makes up the difference.

At best it is a necessary evil.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Indiana Robinson" <robinson46176 at gmail.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 2:06 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Off topic Open Office and computer associations. OT


> On 10/15/08, Indiana Robinson <robinson46176 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 10/15/08, Larry Goss <rlgoss at insightbb.com> wrote:
>>> For those of you who are using Open Office, I have a question -- does 
>>> the
>>> program have a direct method for generating PDF files?  PDF file
>>> generation
>>> is now a feature of Word and WordPerfect.  Is it available directly in
>>> Open
>>> Office?
>>>
>>> BTW, the feature is not bundled with Word as it comes from the company.
>>> You
>>> have to ask for it on-line or have it sent to you by mail, but it is 
>>> free.
>>>
>>> With the late versions of Adobe Acrobat, bi-directional file translation
>>> through PDF is possible.  The instructions say that you can only go back
>>> from PDF to the word processor that was originally used for the 
>>> material,
>>> but I have found that is not a hard and fast restriction.
>>>
>>> Larry
>>
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>>
>>
>>
>> Here is something to look at. I know nothing about it personally.
>> http://www.primopdf.com/
>>
>> Another to look at:
>> http://www.pdfpdf.com/
>>
>> And another:
>> http://www.acrosoftware.com/Products/CutePDF/writer.asp
>>
>> I used to absolutely hate PDF files (slooooow) but since I finally got
>> a couple of fast computers and broadband I don't have any problems
>> with them.
>>
>>
>> --
>> "farmer"
>>
>> "Good clean muck never hurt nobody!!!"
>> Morris Moulterd
>>
>>
>> Hay and Straw Exchange (Buy it, sell it and trade it.)
>> http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/HayandStrawExchange
>>
>>
>> Francis Robinson
>> Central Indiana USA
>> robinson at svs.net
>>
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>
>
>
> I forgot to mention:
> http://www.abisource.com/
> I have used it on old slow systems and also with Linux. Look at the
> link "plug-ins" on the left side of their main page for a PDF plug-in.
>
>
> --
> "farmer"
>
> "Good clean muck never hurt nobody!!!"
> Morris Moulterd
>
>
> Hay and Straw Exchange (Buy it, sell it and trade it.)
> http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/HayandStrawExchange
>
>
> Francis Robinson
> Central Indiana USA
> robinson at svs.net
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