PrimoPDF: Print to PDF for Windows

PDF files have number of advantages. Some of the ways I have used PDF files:

• Email - Everyone can read a PDF, they may not have Word.
• PDFs cannot be altered intentionally or by accident.
• A series of PDFs make a great audit trail.
• Online documentation can be saved for future reference.

Some programs, like Open Office, have the ability to output directly to a PDF file, but most do not. This is where PrimoPDF comes to the rescue. It creates a ‘printer’ in your Window’s printer list which converts print output to PDF from within any application simply by ‘printing’ to the PrimoPDF printer. Web sites, Word, Excel, and other documents can be turned into a simple file that can be saved for later reference, e-mailed to others, etc.

Features:

• PrimoPDF is free
• User-friendly interface enables printing to PDF from virtually any Windows application.
• Can be viewed with any PDF viewer software.
• Create PDF output optimized for print, screen, ebook, or prepress.
• Secure PDFs with 40-/128-bit encryption
• Settings include password to open, password to change, disable printing, disable text/graphics copying, disable commenting, disable text editing, disable page addition.
• Add document information (e.g. title, author, subject, keywords) to converted PDF files, resulting in faster and easier searching of PDF documents.