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pdf in linux, need help quick
Name: pedrux Date: December 2, 2003 at 18:32:29 Pacific OS: linux CPU/Ram: p3 500mhz
Comment:
this is really immediate- anyone here knows how to make a pdf file? is there any linux application (or in any other os) that can convert a given office application to pdf format?
Name: Jason Date: December 2, 2003 at 18:53:59 Pacific
Reply:
On the Mac you can tell the output of a print command to be saved as a pdf.
Hence, any program that can print can produce a pdf file.
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Response Number 2
Name: Jake Date: December 2, 2003 at 19:58:42 Pacific
Reply:
In Linux, print it to a file and use "ps2pdf file_I_just_printed.ps PDF_I_want.pdf". It's almost as easy as on a Mac, just one extra step.
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Response Number 3
Name: pedrux Date: December 2, 2003 at 20:06:59 Pacific
Reply:
but i am not also familiar with ps. i have my file in rich text format. i am using mandrake at home and i wonder if i have the program ps2pdf. it is my resume which i want to be converted in pdf
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Response Number 4
Name: gmoney Date: December 2, 2003 at 23:02:19 Pacific
Reply:
"ps" stands for "PostScript" file - it's a standard file format used for printing.
To see if you have 'ps2pdf' just type it on the commandline or type 'whereis ps2pdf'.
The latest version of Open Office supports saving as a PDF - and I bet it can open your rich text document although I have not tried it.
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Response Number 5
Name: pedrux Date: December 2, 2003 at 23:55:39 Pacific
Reply:
thanks for all the help so far guys..
my version of openoffice in mandrake 9.0 does not support saving into pdf file. even star office 5.2.
anyway, this site helped me somehow. you upload your document in their site and they return to you its pdf version.
http://www.gohtm.com/
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Response Number 6
Name: Deputy DooDah Date: December 3, 2003 at 09:24:41 Pacific
Reply:
If you upgrade to OpenOffice 1.1, you'll be able to make PDFs directly from it.
It's loads better than Star Office 5.2. Performance and feature-wise.
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Response Number 7
Name: Samer Date: December 4, 2003 at 19:33:16 Pacific
Reply:
You CAN make a PDF with OpenOffice 1.0
You need to go to print, then, instead of choosing your printer, pick the 'print to pdf' option, then a window will pop and ask you what the name of the PDF file should be and where to save it.
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