Why Use A Pdf Conversion Tool?
Author: Ted Peterson

PDF (Portable Document Format) was introduced by Adobe a couple
of years ago. It spread fast around the world, becoming one of
the most popular file formats available. PDF files can be read
with the free Adobe Acrobat Reader, but also with other
specialized programs, no matter if you are on Windows, UNIX or
another operating system.

PDF files became so popular because of their advantages over
other file formats. I explained that they can be viewed on about
any computer. Then, their file size is considerably smaller than
a similar Word document. This is happening because on creation,
images can be compressed, or converted to other format. A big
problem for users is text fonts. If you write your Word
documents using a fancy font, another person might not be able
to view that document, because he doesn't have that particular
font installed on his computer. With PDF files that problem is
gone; fonts are embedded into the file, making it viewable for
anyone.

Another powerful benefit of the PDF files is security. How many
times you wanted to make sure your work is not modified, or even
stolen. Now, it's easy to protect your files with a password and
128 bits encryption.

Creating PDF files is quite easy. There are main 2 ways to do
it:

First one would be to make it from scratch. You start with a
blank page, and add text and graphics the same way you do when
you are working with Microsoft Word. At the end, create your
bookmarks, choose security options and save the output PDF.
Project can be saved and the work continued later if you have
something else to add.

But, what happens if you already have your documents written in
another text editor, like Microsoft Word. Using copy and paste
to transfer your work into the PDF editor is an option, but it
could lead to problems.

The best solution would be to use a PDF Conversion tool that
will make a PDF file using your existing files as input. This is
the second way to create PDF files, and maybe the easiest. The
main advantage is that you don't have to change the way you
work. The only modification is that at the end, you convert your
files into PDF.

It might look difficult, but it's not. The majority of the PDF
conversion tools use a PDF printer. This means that they convert
to PDF by "printing" your files. Actually, this brings a lot of
new options, because printing is available in wide range of
applications. This means you can print to PDF from Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, AutoCAD, and virtually any program that allows it.

Some PDF Converter tools have a more features: you are able to
preview your final PDF file, change document title and name, and
even compression and color settings. Also online tutorials are
available, to see the product in action before installation.
This will help you figure out if it's the one you need.

I always prefer the second way to create PDF files.


About The Author: Ted Peterson uses PDF files created with
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