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Julian Hall wrote: > Keith Abraham wrote: >> Although I ask people not to, I often find submissions for our village >> newsletter/magazine supplied in .pub (M$ Publisher) format. There is no open >> source app which will convert .pub to a usable format. Also a friend of mine >> tells me that sometimes a .pub created in one version of Publisher is often >> incompatible with another version. >> >> Rather than install M$ Windows and buy several version of Publisher I >> send the >> files to >> >> http://www.k2pdf.com/convert.html >> >> who do a free conversion. I have to wait a few hours but it saves money >> and hassle. >> >> Keith > In Windows I use a utility called Bullzip PDF Printer. It installs as > an additional printer so all I have to do is print the document, choose > Bullzip as the printer and I have a PDF version. It can also create > multiple page PDFs by appending to an existing PDF file. > > Is there a comparable OS utility? > > Kind regards, > > Julian > For Linux? CUPS? I can print direct to PDF in Ubuntu, and AFAIK it uses CUPS to do the job. I just print to the PDF Printer and a PDF appears as if my magic in a PDF folder in my home directory. I'd also suggest PDF Creator for Windows which is released under the GPL (not only does it convert printed documents into PDF, it can also 'print' them to JPG, GIF etc images too. Rob -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html