PDF and the Palm Steve Builta
Have you seen the commercial?
Creating PDF files Adobe Acrobat “writer” Win2PDF
What’s the difference???? Adobe Acrobat Basic Doc. Creation Security Settings Form Creation Tagged forms Many other options Very expensive Win2PDF Basic Doc. Creation Free!!!!!
Getting Win2PDF Go to the Dane Prairie Web Site and download CoE faculty can install by running NAL
Why use PDF Distribute formatted documents in a universally accessible format PDF viewing is a familiar task for most PDF files can be viewed cross platform (PC/Mac/UNIX/Palm) Viewer is free
Compare PDF to HTML PDF Requires plug-in Close link to print Electronic representation of paper Suited to documents that don’t change quickly HTML No plug-in required Screen version may not look/print the same on all systems Suited to documents that change quickly
Creating PDF files File | Print from any application Choose the Win2PDF printer Click Print Get this dialog box
Getting your PDFs to the Palm
Adobe Reader for Palm Conduit application Allows you to put docs on the Palm 2 ways Add button Drag & Drop Docs are transferred at next hotsync
Special Trick If Adobe Reader 6 is installed before you install the Palm Reader you can use File | Send to Palm Or Right Click on any local PDF file Docs are automatically transferred to the conduit and then to the Palm at next hotsync
Palm Reader Preferences With Palm in cradle Click Get Best Settings, then… Press Hotsync button