Help with pdf files

[LooptheLoop]

Hi - does anyone know how you can pdf a file so it opens automatically at "fits page" size. Mine seem to automatically save the pdf so that it opens at 116%.

Cheers

[LooptheLoop]

bump - I know it's a really boring question but hoping someone out there will know the answer!

[MrVibrating]

If you ask the same question, don't be surprised to get the same answer.

[LooptheLoop]

MrVibrating

Double thanks to you! Sorry I'd missed your original reply.

I've been using Adobe and pdf995. I'll give Openoffice a try.

[MrVibrating]

I don't think you can change any settings in pdf995. You can use pdfedit995 which is also downloadable free at www.pdf995.com/download.html to change the properties once you have created the file, but if you can create the pdf directly from OpenOffice then that would be better.

[LooptheLoop]

Hi, I've downloaded OpenOffice but having problems.

The document is a Publisher file but when I try to open it in OpenOffice it can't find Publisher. Am I missing something obvious?

Thanks

[MrVibrating]

Ah, OpenOffice doesn't have a Microsoft Publisher equivalent. Microsoft Publisher really sucks - a DTP program that doesn't produce PDF output is useless in the 21st century.

For the best professional DTP results in a PDF format without spending money I would use Scribus. You could also look at PagePlus, which is cheap and easy to use.

If you want to stick to M$ Publisher, I think you will need to pay for a commercial PDF creator - either Adobe Acrobat Distiller (the PDF format is owned by Adobe, so this is the 'official' PDF writer) or a cheaper alternative - there are quite a few around, take a look at NitroPDF and Nuance PDF Create.