How to create a PDF (portable document format) document.
Windows
The most common solution is Adobe Acrobat. Not to be confused with Acrobat Reader you will need the full version to create pdfs. This will allow you to create pdf's from most programs where you can print. Just select print then select Adobe pdf as the printer, this will save it to a directory of your choosing. You can download a 30 day trial version of Adobe Acrobat Pro here http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobatpro/tryout.html
Here's a site that has lots of tips and various pdf conversion tools,
http://www.investintech.com/resources/
A free office suite is available at OpenOffice.org that can create pdf files from it's own word processor program as well as Microsoft Word documents.
Many different freeware and shareware converters can be found at http://www.download.com/
Linux
OpenOffice.org also makes a Linux version of its office suite.
Mac OSX
PDF creation is built into the operating system. Just select print from the file menu and then select the PDF button to save the file as pdf.
Web Based
There are several web based pdf creators. One I've used is, http://www.freepdfconvert.com/
Search Google for PDF creation software
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Neither ASP or NCAR/UCAR endorses or recommends the use of the above listed software/services. This web page is for informational purposes only.
For technical questions contact Scott Briggs at (303) 497-1607 or sbriggs@ucar.edu