On Fri, 7 Apr 2000 05:18:52 -0700, you wrote:

>I use ps and pdf files alot and put together this info sheet to help others
>get up to speed on how to start using it. Any program that outputs to a
>printer can be used. this is also how to convert ps files to pdf. Here is
>the text from it.
>
>For anyone interested,
>
>This is how I create PDF files
>
>1) Create the document in whatever program you can print out on in windows
>ie: Corel Draw, PageMaker, Ilustrator, PhotoShop. PDF really shows its
>strength when dealing with structured drawing programs. Like a schematic
>layout or even PCB layout program.
>
>2) You need to install a printer driver from a generic HP PostScript
>printer, I use the one from the win95 install disks, but there are others
>available online as well. 1. Goto control panel 2. Printers 3. Add printer
>4. Select Post Script Printer.  5. Select "Print to File"
>3) Goto www.ghostscript.com and download both ghost script, and ghost view
>you will only be using ghost view, but it is merely a GUI to ghostScript.
>
>4) After the printer driver is working correctly, choose print setup in the
>program you used to create the file. Choose the PostScript printer. It will
>ask for you to give it a file name, anyname.ps is the format you type in.
>
>5) Open the document you just saved in GhostView, now choose, Print, then
>choose print to file, and pdfwrite.
>
>6) to check your work you can open that file you printed to pdfwrite in
>acrobats reader
Look in your data CD-Rom collection - The Linear Technology 1996 CD
contains Adobe Exchange, which includes the PDF writer printer driver.
I don't know if later versions include it.