What does PDF mean?

If you cannot read Word files on your computer, you can download the PDF (Portable Document Format) version of the SaleList instead.
PDF is a proprietary file format developed by Adobe Systems specifically to ensure device independence.

Reading PDF files

To view PDF documents, you need to download a free copy of Adobe® Reader® at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readermain.html.

Once you have downloaded the Adobe Reader software, you will be able to use any PDF file someone sends to you. Click on any filename that ends in ".pdf" , and the file will be opened in Adobe Reader, which will allow you to read it or save it, but not to make changes to it.

Writing PDF files

Adobe's owner would like to sell you software to edit or write PDF files. There are websites, however, that will convert files from other formats to PDF for you at no charge. I use one to convert the Word version of the SaleList to PDF; it takes less than 5 minutes. Just go to http://convert.neevia.com and follow the directions. If your file is larger than 1 megabyte (MB), however, the system "hangs up" -- nothing happens, except that you get a confusing error message. (At about 48 pages, the SaleList is just a little under that limit.)

There are many other free PDF creation sites on the web; perhaps one of those will handle larger files. If you find one that works as well as neevia's does, please let me know.


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last revised:04/16/09