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Re: Software for creating and editing PDFs

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On 2/28/2025 11:51 AM, Alan K. wrote:
> On 2/28/25 11:42 AM, Rick wrote:
>> On 2/28/2025 11:22 AM, sticks wrote:
>>> On 2/28/2025 10:02 AM, Alan K. wrote:
>>>> On 2/28/25 10:56 AM, sticks wrote:
>>>>> On 2/28/2025 8:59 AM, Tim Slattery wrote:
>>>>>> My wife makes books for Amazon's online sales. These aren't printed
>>>>>> books, they're PDFs made to Amazon's specifications. I think she
>>>>>> currently uses Word97 and "Save to PDF", but I'm not really sure. But
>>>>>> the process doesn't work well and drives her nuts.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Does anybody have a clue what she _should_ be using?
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> get a newer version of Office.  You can get a full version of 
>>>>> Office 2019 for $30.  I bought one of these and two of the 2021 
>>>>> version. 2021 is 55.  2024 they sell for $130
>>>>>
>>>>> <https://www.stacksocial.com/sales/microsoft-office-professional- 
>>>>> plus-2019-for- windows-2>
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a 50 page document with links and other things I save as a 
>>>>> pdf and it works instantly and looks exactly the same, except 
>>>>> anyone can open it to read.
>>>>>
>>>> I was going to say the free version of Libreoffice might do the 
>>>> same. At least if you read the  hype that it mimics Word.
>>>>
>>>
>>> maybe, but for $30 i want the best
>>>
>>
>> I have a similar but different issue.  I have used a paid version of 
>> the nearly 20-year old Adobe Acrobat Standard 8 for years which does 
>> everything I need, but only runs on Windows 7.  If there is a way to 
>> get it to work on Windows 11, I haven't found it.
>>
>> Is there a free product anyone knows of which replicates the functions 
>> of this product?
> You could always install something like VMware and make a virtual 
> machine of Windows 7. For file editing it would work.
> 

That's an interesting option I might consider if my one remaining 
Windows 7 laptop decides to go to pasture.  In the meantime, I was 
looking for a low-effort, free alternative product that would run under 
Win 11 with similar functionality.

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Software for creating and editing PDFs Tim Slattery <TimSlattery@utexas.edu> - 2025-02-28 09:59 -0500
  Re: Software for creating and editing PDFs Peter Johnson <peter@parksidewood.nospam> - 2025-02-28 15:26 +0000
  Re: Software for creating and editing PDFs sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> - 2025-02-28 09:56 -0600
    Re: Software for creating and editing PDFs "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com> - 2025-02-28 11:02 -0500
      Re: Software for creating and editing PDFs sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> - 2025-02-28 10:22 -0600
        Re: Software for creating and editing PDFs Rick <rick@nospam.com> - 2025-02-28 11:42 -0500
          Re: Software for creating and editing PDFs "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com> - 2025-02-28 11:51 -0500
            Re: Software for creating and editing PDFs Rick <rick@nospam.com> - 2025-02-28 13:54 -0500
              Re: Software for creating and editing PDFs Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-02-28 20:00 +0000
          Re: Software for creating and editing PDFs Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-02-28 20:32 +0000
            Re: Software for creating and editing PDFs Rick <rick@nospam.com> - 2025-02-28 16:30 -0500
              Re: Software for creating and editing PDFs Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-03-01 00:20 +0000
                Re: Software for creating and editing PDFs knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> - 2025-02-28 19:49 -0500
              Re: Software for creating and editing PDFs knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> - 2025-02-28 20:01 -0500
          Re: Software for creating and editing PDFs Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-03-02 16:41 +0000
  Re: Software for creating and editing PDFs Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-28 11:30 -0500
    Re: Software for creating and editing PDFs Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-02-28 16:47 +0000
      Re: Software for creating and editing PDFs Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-28 12:51 -0500
        Re: Software for creating and editing PDFs Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-02-28 18:01 +0000
          Re: Software for creating and editing PDFs Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-28 15:57 -0500
          Re: Software for creating and editing PDFs Gelato <gelato@.is.invalid> - 2025-02-28 19:01 -0500
      Re: Software for creating and editing PDFs Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> - 2025-03-01 10:45 -0800
        Re: Software for creating and editing PDFs Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-03-01 14:55 -0500
          Re: Software for creating and editing PDFs Wolf Greenblatt <wolf@greenblatt.net> - 2025-03-02 15:17 -0500
            Re: Software for creating and editing PDFs Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-03-02 20:25 -0500
  Re: Software for creating and editing PDFs MR <MR@invalid.invalid> - 2025-02-28 16:55 +0000
    Re: Software for creating and editing PDFs Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-02-28 17:17 +0000
  Re: Software for creating and editing PDFs Paul in Houston TX <Paul@Houston.Texas> - 2025-02-28 12:12 -0600
  Re: Software for creating and editing PDFs Brian Gregory <void-invalid-dead-dontuse@email.invalid> - 2025-02-28 19:17 +0000
  Re: Software for creating and editing PDFs Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-28 14:40 -0500
    Re: Software for creating and editing PDFs Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-03-01 06:44 -0500
    Re: Software for creating and editing PDFs Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-03-01 08:24 -0500
      Re: Software for creating and editing PDFs croy <croy@spam.invalid.net> - 2025-03-01 07:46 -0800
        Re: Software for creating and editing PDFs Jeff Barnett <jbb@notatt.com> - 2025-03-01 13:24 -0700
      Re: Software for creating and editing PDFs Simon GAHHH Creator <noreply@GAHHH.com> - 2025-03-01 23:00 +0000
        Re: Software for creating and editing PDFs Colour Sergeant Bourne <bourne@rorke.za> - 2025-03-03 19:05 -0500
  Re: Software for creating and editing PDFs John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2025-03-01 00:08 +0000

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