Feb 26, 2010

Don't look messy, send a Pdf !

I receive quite often documents in .doc or .xls format, and people don’t realise that the whole layout has been moved and that the document I receive just looks messy. How can one send a brochure or a CV and leave the layout out of control?

Here are few reasons why you should always send a pdf and few ways of how to do it.
  • You want the document you send to appear on your recipient's computer the exact same way you created it. With a pdf, if it looks good for you, it will look good for them.
  • You don’t want to risk sending viruses to your recipients.
  • The file size will be very small: the smaller your file size, the more chance you have that your recipient receives it quickly.

But how can you create a pdf?

Some programs offer the functionality as a basic. So if you are an Open Office or a Mac user, you don’t see the point.
Fore those using Microsoft, there are many ways of creating a pdf.

You can download
Open Office. Its an 100% free Office software, and I personally use it since many years. You can open your documents created on Microsoft Word, Excell or even Powerpoint, and just click the pdf icon on the menu bar. A copy of the file will be saved into pdf.

An other solution is to download softwares like
cutepdf.com or primopdf.com .

Stop looking messy and start looking professional.
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