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Old Oct 3rd, 2006, 10:36 PM   #1
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Free "PPT" to "PDF" converter

I've been looking for a free program that can convert PPT files (used in Power point) to a ".PDF" file.

So far I found "click to convert" however, it costs money. What do you guys use as a free alternative?
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Old Oct 3rd, 2006, 10:47 PM   #2
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In Mac OS X's print dialog (in any application) you can choose to Save As PDF.
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Old Oct 3rd, 2006, 11:02 PM   #3
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sorry forgot to say.. I'm using win xp
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Old Oct 3rd, 2006, 11:26 PM   #4
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Any other ideas? A little more help is needed.
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Old Oct 4th, 2006, 9:47 AM   #6
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Any other ideas? A little more help is needed.
Open Office is completely capable of doing it. I don't see the problem.
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this will let you create a PDF from any printable document:

http://www.cutepdf.com/

and it's free too! (Free as in beer)
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