[CALUG] outputting PDF or PS from FOSS?

[John Alan Hastings]

Ed,

>From the File menu choose either File->Export... or File->Export as PDF.
This latter will give you a number of options about the PDF file, but in
all liklihood, the defaults will be appropriate.

You can also simply print, and in the printer dialog check the box print
to file.  This will give you a ps file.

A third option is a program: cups-pdf, which will install a virtual
printer called CUPS-PDF.  Printing to this printer prints to a pdf file.

My experience has been the first two choices are quite good: I have had
no problems reported back when I have given someone a pdf produced by
open office.  The ps files also work perfectly, but are substantially
larger.  cups-pdf also works, but seems a little bit crunchy on the edges.

Alan

Ed Browne wrote:
> 
> Hi,
>     I assumed this would be easy, but apparently
> it's not - I need to turn in my final paper in
> either PDF of Postscript format, but now I see
> that OpenOffice does not produce either of those
> two formats. The tools the university recommends
> are either Windows-only or cost a fair bit.  The
> only option I see as possible from my Ubuntu
> distro is Tex (which can output both ps and pdf)
> but I've always found Tex a bear to use (and I
> ought to be spending my time finishing my
> paper and not learning tex to compose my paper.)
> 
> Any suggestions?
> 
> Thanks very much - Ed 
> 
> 
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