----- Original Message ----- From: "Howard" <howard.leigh111@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 2:56 PM Subject: Re: I have a favor to ask. > karl shah-jenner wrote: > > I recommended Foxit. > > > > > > > Hi Karl. > Foxit isn't really free, it's trialpay meaning I have to try or buy > another separate product to use... when did this happen? foxit reader is as free as acrobat reader. http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php "Foxit Reader itself is free. The critical add-ons are free while advanced add-ons have a reasonable cost. For example, you can use the following functions for free: View or print PDF document Add or edit bookmarks in a PDF file if the security settings allow Basic PDF form operations i.e. filling out PDF forms and printing them out Advanced PDF form operations, such as saving filled-out forms and import/export forms, free for personal and non-personal usage View PDF as text " "Critical add-ons, such as UI language package, JPEG2000/JBIG decoder, CJK package, GDI+ for early Windows version, etc The following are advanced add-ons, which can be added for reasonable cost. Foxit Reader Pro Pack is not free. It includes the following functions: Annotation Text viewer and text converter Form filler Spell checker Advanced editing tools, including measure tools, image tool, file attachment tool, link tools, annotation selection tool, and more" so as far as I can see it's free of course there's cutePDF as a PDF editor /writer http://www.cutepdf.com/ it's no more or less integration going down this path than it is using Adobe.. but, you've less cr*p embedded in the system and a faster program. CutePDF Writer (Freeware) Create professional quality PDF files from almost any printable document. FREE for personal, commercial, gov or edu use! No watermarks! No popup Web ads! Now supports 64-bit Windows. - and it's a whole 1.6Mb download portable foxit, for those who want no registry entries: http://www.portablefreeware.com/?id=1041
