PDF Format

Preparing PDF Files

LATEX

Use latex-to-pdf programs to produce PDF files directly from latex. See the TEX Users Group for more information.

You must use Type 1 fonts (scalable), not Type 3 (bit-mapped). Bit-mapped fonts produce large files and are difficult to read on the screen. A simple way to accomplish this is by using the latex package pslatex, which makes latex use standard postscript fonts as default, or to use pdflatex.

Otherwise use Adobe Acrobat to convert from PostScript files (or basically any other file format).

 

MS Word

Use Adobe Acrobat.

Printing PDF Files

Use Adobe Acrobat Reader. Click here to obtain Adobe Acrobat Reader

PostScript Format

Preparing PostScript Files

LATEX

 

Running LATEX produces a DVI file which can be converted into PostScript using dvips filename.dvi

MS WordI

In File|Print select a PostScript printer and check the box Print to file, then type an appropriate filename.ps (use extension .ps).
You may need to install a PostScript printer on your computer. Do this by going to Start>Settings>Control Panel> Add Printers>Printers. It is suggested that you add a generic Adobe Post Script Printer Driver.

In order to install go to the Universal Installer section at the Adobe download site and choose appropriate the language version.

In case you don't the generic Adobve Post Script driver please make sure that printer specific details are removed from the PS file. This is done by using a texteditor to remove anything before the line starting with %!PS and anything after the line %%EOF

Printing PostScript Files

 

 

UNIX machines:

 

Usually use lp -d&ltprintername> filename.ps or print using ghostview

Windows machines:

Use GSview to view and print. Click here to obtain GSview

Go to "Obtaining Aladdin Ghostscript X.XX" and scroll down to the "OS/2, MS-DOS & MS-Windows" section to download the self-extracting file : gsvyyxxx.exe

On-line convertion of documents to PDF format

the following web sites provide FREE on-line convetion from MS Word document and many other formats to PDF:

Neevia Document Converter eXPress: Click here to generate Adobe Acrobat PDF documents using Neevia eXPress on-line service  
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