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WordPerfect Office 12 review
Reviews In many ways, it's easier to use than Microsoft Office, particularly for users who frequently upload PDF, HTML and XML documents to the Web. Microsoft Office, by comparison, doesn't offer any PDF-conversion tools.
[June 17, 2004, 9:40]
Office 12 to support PDF creation
News Microsoft announced on Sunday that Office 12 would support saving documents in PDF format. When asked why with such great demand over time for PDF support it had taken until now to include it, he said "It's already available in Office for Mac and...
[October 3, 2005, 15:15]
OpenOffice to the Rescue
Blog Comment What I find especially telling is that if you save your documents in PDF and XPS formats in MS Office 2007 and then open them with their "native" applications, Adobe Reader for PDF and anything Microsoft for XPS.
[March 30, 2009, 10:43]
Microsoft Office 2007 to support ODF, PDF
News Likewise, the company had earlier made available an add-on for Office that allows users to save documents in PDF format. On Wednesday, the company said it plans to add new formats to Office 2007, including OpenDocument Format (ODF), Portable...
[May 22, 2008, 8:40]
ABBYY PDF Transformer 3.0 review
Reviews For instance, you can convert documents within the software itself or from Windows Explorer (just right-click on a file), or create PDFs from within Microsoft Office applications and by printing to ABBYY PDF.
[September 21, 2009, 16:15]
Adobe locks down documents
News Adobe Policy Server, which the company expects to release by the end of 2004, is designed to store and administer security rules for documents based on Adobe's portable document format (PDF). Policy Server builds on security features already in the...
[February 18, 2004, 9:20]
Adobe takes PDF to the office
News As expected, the new offerings include a light-duty version of Acrobat designed to let ordinary workers easily covert documents to PDF. The goal of the product segmentation is to encourage further adoption of the already widespread PDF format...
[April 7, 2003, 8:27]
Microsoft, Adobe squabble over PDF
News As a result, Microsoft plans to remove from Office 2007 the ability to save documents as either PDF or XPS formats. Microsoft is bracing for a legal battle in Europe with Adobe Systems, following a breakdown in negotiations last week over the use...
[June 5, 2006, 15:40]
Adobe makes DRM acquisition
News In addition to safeguarding Adobe PDF files, the FileLine program is also designed to protect Microsoft Office and computer-aided design documents, the company said. Adobe plans to incorporate the program into its LiveCycle Document Services...
[January 10, 2006, 8:40]
Zetadocs PDF review
Reviews Zetadocs PDF from Equisys is another third-party solution, and it has a number of advantages for businesses: first, it allows multiple documents to be incorporated into a PDF; second, it caters for networked access to source documents; and finally...
[September 16, 2005, 11:15]
Legal worries led Massachusetts to open standards
Talkback He lies again when claiming that different criteria are being used for "Office Documents" versus "Adobe PDF files". Adobe PDF formats and OASIS OpenDocument formats are free for anybody to use, without restriction.and in fact, multiple choices...
[September 6, 2005, 19:07]
Office, Vista changed in wake of Adobe threat
News On the Office side, Microsoft plans to take out of Office 2007 a feature that allows documents to be saved in either XPS or PDF formats. Forrester analyst Kyle McNabb said that Microsoft's move to make PDF saving an add-on to Office 2007 won't be a...
[June 5, 2006, 9:10]
Lotus Symphony: a first look review
Reviews Symphony can export documents as PDF files. Luckily, Symphony can read files from Microsoft Office and make PDF files, too. You'll also be warned when opening Microsoft Office files that Symphony may not support the formatting, which held true for...
[September 24, 2007, 7:34]
OmniPage Pro 14 Office review
Reviews The package also includes ScanSoft's separate PDF Converter for Microsoft Word, which you can access directly from within Microsoft Office applications to convert PDFs into Word format. The program supports a wide range of file formats, including...
[January 27, 2004, 12:45]
WordPerfect Office X3 Standard Edition review
Reviews For instance, the Compatibility Toolbar lets you convert documents to Excel, PowerPoint or Word formats (as well as HTML, PDF or XML) with a single click. Corel officials acknowledge these shortcomings and report that X3's PDF editing is best for...
[January 18, 2006, 8:55]
OpenOffice gets major facelift
News The new version also includes built-in support for translating documents into Adobe Systems' PDF (Portable Document Format), which can be read by any PC equipped with Adobe's free, widespread Reader software.
[October 2, 2003, 10:15]
Alternatives to Microsoft Office review
Reviews Corel WordPerfect Office X3 offers interface improvements and one-click PDF, HTML and XML publishing. PPTX free add-in for PDF exports For example, Corel WordPerfect is the tool of choice for writers and lawyers who need more control over long...
[October 1, 2007, 16:21]
OpenOffice.org 3.0 - Stop Paying Microsoft for Bug Fixes!
Blog OpenOffice can write files directly to PDF format. No more having to pay for PDF conversion utilities, or having to find, install and maintain free pseudo-printer PDF converters. The point is, I got tired of paying Microsoft hundreds of dollars for...
[October 15, 2008, 13:37]
Writely beta review
Reviews You can save Writely-created documents to a hard drive as HTML, RTF, Word, OpenOffice and PDF files or as RSS feeds. And while Writely beta still lists PDF publishing as a paid premium feature, this option is now free.
[June 22, 2006, 11:05]
Microsoft releases PDF add-on
News Microsoft has released a free download that will enable Office 2007 users to save documents in both Adobe Systems' PDF format and Microsoft's own rival format, XPS. Microsoft executives have said that Save as PDF was one of the features most...
[September 13, 2006, 13:40]
