Also look at some of the newer printer/scaners. I recently purchased one that allows me to save any scanned document in a pdf format. It came in handy when sending things to club members when I was secretary of Southeastern Michigan S gaugers. Combine that with a free Adobe download, and you have an unbeatable combination.
Jerry Poniatowski --- In [email protected], ken garber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > A quick trick.... > > If you have MS Office, and it won't recognize the WPD file, save it first > and then rename it to a .WP file. MSO should know that one. > > > > For PDF programs, a mrc in New York State uses something called PDFFactory, > I believe it's freeware but have never tried it myself. > > > Ken > > > > On 12/24/05, Jim Stapleton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Simon et al > > > > Adobe PDF format is ideal for scanned documents for the reasons stated > > including the availabillity of FREE readers and plugin for browsers like > > MS > > Internet Exploder and Netscape. However, creating PDFs usually requires > > purchacing a copy of Adobe Acrobat unless one is savy enough to find a > > "freebie" PDF writer on the net. And given that many of these "freebies" > > install spyware as part of their auto-install, I am very leary of them. > > When I > > get our new system with XP Pro up and running and connected to the net I > > will > > volunteer to support the group by providing a document conversion service > > for > > folks who want to upload word processor formatted docs onto the group > > site. > > Give me a couple or three weeks to get the office rearranged and the new > > hardware moved in. > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
