[AccessD] PDF for word ...

Gustav Brock gustav at cactus.dk
Fri Feb 21 08:31:00 CST 2003


Hi Brett

> I guess the burning question is this:  Is it really necessary to have output
> that is IDENTICAL to Acrobat?  After all, I have seen Acrobat mangle up
> certain documents, so is it really necessary to have a competing product
> emulate that result?

In some cases, yes. We use it for proof reading and approval of report
layouts - and as templates, logos or preprinted paper mostly are output
from pdf files as well, they must match.

> I would like to hear the differences, though.  We are about to purchase
> licenses for all of our workstations (~50), and it would be nice to know
> about any limitations before purchasing it.

It was mostly the margins that were incorrect - up to one centimeter!

/gustav


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gustav Brock [mailto:gustav at cactus.dk]
> Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 7:23 AM
> To: Brett Barabash
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] PDF for word ...


> Hi Brett and Tom et al

> Be careful with these. I did a test some months ago and none of them
> (nor Win2pdf) created output identical to that from Acrobat.

> For some cases any pdf is fine, I know, but for critical jobs it is
> not.

> /gustav


>> How about PDF995 (www.pdf995.com)?  Installs like any other Windows print
>> driver, so you can create PDF files from any document just by printing to
>> it.  And under $10 bucks to boot!

>> FYI - low price - $35 & $40.

>> http://www.docauto.com/MakePDF.htm




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