PDF Creation:
Something to Think About
If there is one thing I really know how to do, it's how to PDF (Portable Document Format) a document! On any given day, I can PDF 5-15 documents for the web. Step by step it can be a complicated and daunting task, seemingly scary sometimes, but the outcomes are internet ready documents, that you can control easily!
The first thing you will need is software to convert documents into PDFs. Adobe Acrobat Professional is the most thorough of these types of software. The cost is $449.00 for Professional 8, and it can be purchased for download at or you can use Adobe's online service. The cost is $9.99 a month or $99.99 per year, (at ).
One copyAlthough I do not recommend using this service if you are developing content for the web.
Document properties and security are important for your document that is on the web, because it shows ownership of the document or the product! This is especially important when working with your original content. When using the Adobe online service, it will take your document, and create a PDF, however you do not have the option of filling out the security section and the document properties section of the program, unless you have Acrobat Professional, and even then, if it is locked, you will not be able to change it.
When you are creating a document for PDF viewing keep in mind the following:
Now getting into all of the actual instructions and everything that is involved in creating a PDF is more than I can truly write in this article, because it simply is not pushing a button and everything is finished. If you intend on making a PDF truly ready for the web, there is much more to it.
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