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Free Software Magazine: Making PDFs with Free Software

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 12, 2007

“Portable Document Format (PDF) files have become somewhat of a
de-facto standard for representing fixed layout 2D documents, and
their use and versatility have grown over the past decade.
Recently, Adobe announced that it intends to release the PDF 1.7
specification for publication by the International Organization for
Standardization (ISO). As demand increases for this format, many
are wondering, what tools can be used to create PDFs with free
software?

“Fortunately, there are a variety of free software that is
available to author PDF files…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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