Question about Acrobat

incomeforlife786 · 07-28-2009, 11:05 PM

I want to get more familiar with writing ebooks in PDF format. I think I just need to buy Adobe 9.0 and then distiller 5.0 comes with it. Is that correct, or can I download it free somewhere? I guess I'm really confused because I still dont understand how sites can offer it for free when the creator (Adobe) is charging for it. Is the quality the same? One more thing: Is there something simpler/better than distiller 5.0? Thanks in advance! Thanks a million!!

Rich Struck · 07-28-2009, 11:36 PM

No don't buy it, use something like Open Office which is free.

incomeforlife786 · 07-29-2009, 01:33 PM

Thanks Nathan. How difficult is it to convert documents to PDF? I'm "competent" when it comes to computers. Do you need to be a computer whiz, or can the average person do research and do it?

Rob Thayer · 07-29-2009, 01:40 PM

There are a lot of ways to convert files to PDFs. If you're using Microsoft Word, you can just go to "Save As..." and make a PDF right from there (I'm using Word 2007, not sure about other versions having it built-in). Acrobat Pro (as opposed to Acrobat Reader, which is free) is probably the least cost-effective way to create PDFs.

I guess the first question would be... in what format is your original document?

07-28-2009, 11:05 PM	#1
incomeforlife786 Warrior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Question about Acrobat I want to get more familiar with writing ebooks in PDF format. I think I just need to buy Adobe 9.0 and then distiller 5.0 comes with it. Is that correct, or can I download it free somewhere? I guess I'm really confused because I still dont understand how sites can offer it for free when the creator (Adobe) is charging for it. Is the quality the same? One more thing: Is there something simpler/better than distiller 5.0? Thanks in advance! Thanks a million!!

07-28-2009, 11:36 PM	#2
Rich Struck Senior Warrior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Scotland, SD Posts: 1,224 Thanks: 42 Thanked 277 Times in 180 Posts	Re: Question about Acrobat No don't buy it, use something like Open Office which is free.

07-29-2009, 01:33 PM	#3
incomeforlife786 Warrior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Question about Acrobat Thanks Nathan. How difficult is it to convert documents to PDF? I'm "competent" when it comes to computers. Do you need to be a computer whiz, or can the average person do research and do it?

07-29-2009, 01:40 PM	#4
Rob Thayer HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Arizona, USA Posts: 439 Thanks: 27 Thanked 76 Times in 49 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Question about Acrobat There are a lot of ways to convert files to PDFs. If you're using Microsoft Word, you can just go to "Save As..." and make a PDF right from there (I'm using Word 2007, not sure about other versions having it built-in). Acrobat Pro (as opposed to Acrobat Reader, which is free) is probably the least cost-effective way to create PDFs. I guess the first question would be... in what format is your original document?