details, add comments, and even voice opinions as well as attach files (such as background
material). None of this stuff changes your original document, so you retain control.
kernel of the system, rendering all two-dimensional objects. As a result,
PDF is now the standard document format for the Mac, and native Mac
applications can create and import PDFs without the need for outside
programs. PDF is not exactly open source, but it is an open file format
specification, and Adobe makes information available to anyone who
wants to develop tools to create, view, or manipulate PDF documents
(which is how Apple developed Quartz).
environment on Windows as a virtual printer, but don't use it. PDF Writer is just not
as good as Adobe Distiller for creating PDFs with bookmarks for easy viewing or
for pre-press systems and high-quality color printing. Always print to a PostScript file
and then use Distiller or a similar tool to create a PDF. If you install Acrobat on a
system containing Office, it adds macros to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint that
automate the creation of PDF files. Whenever you select the Export to PDF option,
the application will create a PostScript file and launch Distiller to automatically
convert that code to a PDF.