Need a PDF Writer for OS X 10.10.3 on a Macbook White 2009

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gurdaspur Author

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Need a PDF Writer for OS X 10.10.3 on a Macbook White 2009

I need recommendations on buying stable PDF writer app. for a macbook white 2009 running Yosimte OSX 10.10.3

Please advise

Jay

MacBook, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3), Macbook white early 2009

Posted on Jul 2, 2015 9:55 AM

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ChitlinsCC

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Jul 2, 2015 10:47 AM in response to gurdaspur

PDF "writing" has been a function the File > Print process in all Apps for a very long time in OS X...

for "advanced" needs in creation of sophisticated features you need something like Adobe Acrobat (the originator of the the Portable Document Format)

https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#safe=off&q=adobe+acrobat+create+pdf

to merely distribute any file, just "Print" it toa PDF file...

from TextEdit.app in OS X 10.4.11 Tiger

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gurdaspur Author

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Jul 2, 2015 11:12 AM in response to ChitlinsCC

I need to be able to edit PDF forms. I find Adobe product outrageously expensive. How about some PDF writer costing reasonable $$?

regards

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ChitlinsCC

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Jul 2, 2015 12:23 PM in response to gurdaspur

Without any details of the scope of your project, somehow I knew that your need was to enable "form entry" capability. Many years ago, when Acrobat/Acrobat Reader was being publicized as "THE" solution for 'fill-able' form field entry (since replaced by forms on the Web), I had a client project doing just that - I charged $35 per page, regardless of the number of fields per page - paying for the startup cost very quickly. That said, I cannot advise on any "on the cheap" solution for you - there may be something for you searching Google.

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