Creating PDF Documents

Billy Mabray

Smart Goat Web Design

Adobe^® PDF

• Portable Document Format
• Invented by Adobe
• Open specification for creating, viewing, and printing documents
• Perfect for distributing complex documents when you do not know what software your audience has

PDF Software

• Adobe^® Acrobat
• Pdf995 Suite
  • Pdf995 — PDF Creation
  • PdfEdit995 — PDF Manipulation
  • Signature995 — PDF Encryption and Authentication
• activePDF Symphony
  • activePDF Composer — PDF Creation
  • activePDF Maestro — PDF Manipulation

Pdf995 Suite

• Made by Software995
• Ad supported
• Registration available

Pdf995

• 2 Part installation
  • Printer Driver
  • Converter
• Works like a printer
• Saves to a PDF file

PdfEdit995

• Combined with Pdf995, allows certain modifications to PDF files
• Works with most recent PDF created
• Features include:
  • Combine multiple PDFs into one
  • Split a PDF into multiple files
  • Convert from PDF to HTML or Microsoft Word format
  • Edit document title, author, etc.
  • Create bookmarks and links

Signature995

• Encryption and authentication for PDFs
• Password protect PDF files
• Restrict how PDF files can be used
• Digitally sign PDF files so users know who they came from

activePDF Symphony

• Made by activePDF
• Commercial software

activePDF Composer

• Equivalent to Pdf995
• Printer Driver
• More options when saving PDF files
  • File Quality
  • Encryption and Restriction

activePDF Maestro

• Equivalent to PdfEdit995 and Signature995
• Work with any existing PDF files
• Built-in viewer
• More user friendly
• Wizard walks you through most common modifications

Conclusion

• Pdf995 is sufficient for most people's needs
• If you need more control over your PDF files, PdfEdit995 and Signature995 are worth downloading
• If you edit PDF documents for others, activePDF Maestro might be worth the price
• If working with PDFs is part of your job, you probably need Adobe Acrobat

http://www.smartgoat.com/presentation/pdf/