A quick trick....
If you have MS Office, and it won't recognize the WPD file, save it first
and then rename it to a .WP file. MSO should know that one.
For PDF programs, a mrc in New York State uses something called PDFFactory,
I believe it's freeware but have never tried it myself.
Ken
On 12/24/05, Jim Stapleton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Simon et al
>
> Adobe PDF format is ideal for scanned documents for the reasons stated
> including the availabillity of FREE readers and plugin for browsers like
> MS
> Internet Exploder and Netscape. However, creating PDFs usually requires
> purchacing a copy of Adobe Acrobat unless one is savy enough to find a
> "freebie" PDF writer on the net. And given that many of these "freebies"
> install spyware as part of their auto-install, I am very leary of them.
> When I
> get our new system with XP Pro up and running and connected to the net I
> will
> volunteer to support the group by providing a document conversion service
> for
> folks who want to upload word processor formatted docs onto the group
> site.
> Give me a couple or three weeks to get the office rearranged and the new
> hardware moved in.
>
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