Have you ever wanted to make your own PDF files? The process has become increasingly simple over the last few years and now there are several free options out there for both PCs and Macs. Think of these solutions as PDF printers but instead of producing a sheet of paper with your document, a file will be saved instead.
While these solutions will create PDF files, they will not create fillable PDF forms. To produce a fillable PDF form, you will need to purchase a solution like Adobe Acrobat Standard or Pro (see Adobe’s Product comparison webpage).
For PC users, there are several free solutions out there for PDF creation. The solutions listed below are easy to use and well-supported.
- PDFCreator (www.pdfforge.org)
- CutePDF (www.cutepdf.com)
For Mac users, PDF functionality is built into Mac OS X. Look for the PDF button at the bottom of any Print dialog box that supports Apple’s PDF extensions.
