In a message dated: Mon, 02 Apr 2001 15:01:02 EDT
Bayard Coolidge USG ZKO3-3/S20 said:
>Answer:
>
>Well, not exactly...
>
>You can get a free PDF reader for Linux from Adobe (who are the
>folks who own PDF). But, editing a PDF document appears to be the
>key question, and that will cost money, and it's unclear that there
>is a product to create PDF documents available from Adobe - at
>least they don't show one. Their web page is:
>
>http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/main.html
Usually you create a document in some standard format and then
*convert* it to PDF. MSWord and FrameMaker both convert to PDF via
the Distiller product I believe.
According to "My Wife the Tech Writer", Adobe has something in their
"Professional Suite" that she thinks allows you to edit a PDF file.
However, she also said that most people don't bother, and just use
PDF for distribution purposes, keeping the original document source
in a format they can control like MSWord or FrameMaker, etc.
I'm not sure what you're trying to do, so I don't know what
suggestions to make. Are you saying that the forms you need edited
are already *in* PDF format? Or you want to distribute blank forms
in PDF format, then have people edit them online and submit them?
--
Seeya,
Paul
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