Dave, the only stupid questions are those we don't ask.
Portable Document format (PDF) was developed to be document and platform independent long before Office was a virtual monopoly. So you could read a PDF document regardless of your operating system and what Office suite you used.
I remember clearly when Office was a joke and the vast majority of people and businesses used WordPerfect. And I don't think much higher of Office today. But I digress.
Hth, Tom On 9/8/2016 10:52 AM, Dave via Talk wrote:
Hello, This might be a stupid question, but it isn't my first, or my last. What is the value of PDF files? Sure, you can Lock them so no one can alter them, but this can be done with Word files too. Over the years, in general, I have found reading PDF files to be a procedure that about 50 percent of the time, ended with undesirable results. I couldn't read all of the file, or page to the next page, or even read anything on screen. It was always a Crap Shoot when reading a PDF file sent from someone. Now, I do know that PDF has become common, and they are here to stay, but is there are real value to this type of file? And Adobe Reader, on any system I have ever installed it, is so slow, and basically a Pain in the Butt to use it. For years I have felt that Adobe had created a File Standard, that became popular in some Circles, and yet this new Standard was nothing all that Special, other than giving Adobe a bit more Cash Flow. So is there something that Adobe has created that is better than what can be done in MS Word? grumpy Dave who just reluctantly installed Adobe Reader DC to his new system.
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