Section 23. Native PDFs

23. Native PDFs

Creating PDFs (Adobe's Portable Document Format) on a PC is easyprovided you're willing to shell out $300 for the necessary software.

I wasn't willing to spend the moneyso whenever clients asked for PDFs, I went looking for alternatives. Several PC programs promise inexpensive PDF conversion, but the ones I tried limited document length, inserted odd fonts, or produced documents that looked great onscreen but terrible when printed.

To create a PDF from any application on my Mac, I click File, Print, PDF; I don't need expensive software or additional plug-ins.

If you create PDFs regularly, you can save time, effort, and money by switching to a Mac.