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Solid PDF Creator

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| name = Solid PDF Creator

| title = Solid PDF Creator

| logo = solidpdfcreator logo.png

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| developer = Solid Documents

| released = {{Start date|2006|}}

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| latest release version = 9.0 (Windows)

| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2014|06|18}}{{cite web|title=Solid PDF Creator Download Page|url=http://download.cnet.com/Solid-PDF-Creator/3000-6675_4-10480635.html|publisher=CNET|accessdate=2 September 2014}}

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| operating system = Microsoft Windows XP, 2003, Vista, or 7

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| size = 10.1 MB (Windows)

| language = Multilingual

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| genre = PDF Creator

| license = Proprietary commercial software[http://www.soliddocuments.com/license.htm Solid Documents End User License Agreement]

| website = {{URL|www.soliddocuments.com}}

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Solid PDF Creator is proprietary document processing software which converts virtually any Windows-based document into a PDF. Suitable for home and office use, the program appears as a printer option in the Print menu of any print-capable Windows application.{{cite web|title=CNET Editor's Review for Solid PDF Creator|url=http://download.cnet.com/Solid-PDF-Creator/3000-6675_4-10480635.html|work=Download.com|publisher=CNET|accessdate=27 August 2011}} The same technology used in the software's Solid Framework SDK is licensed by Adobe for Acrobat X{{cite web|title=Adobe Licenses Solid Documents Technology for Acrobat X|url=http://flex.sys-con.com/node/1613111|work=Flex Developer’s Journal|accessdate=22 November 2011}}

History

Solid Documents, the makers of Solid PDF Creator, launched the product in 2006 and have released several version updates since then including 2.0 in 2007.{{cite web|last=Shea|first=Dan|title=Solid PDF Creator 2.0 released|url=http://www.planetpdf.com/enterprise/article.asp?ContentID=Solid_PDF_Creator_2_released&gid=7614|work=Planet PDF Archive|publisher=Planet PDF|accessdate=22 November 2011}} The latest product enhancement, new to version 7, allows for the conversion of Windows-based documents into PDF/A documents in compliance with ISO 19005-1 standards for long-term preservation and archival purposes.{{cite web|title=Solid PDF Creator Features|url=http://www.soliddocuments.com/features.htm?product=SolidPDFCreator|accessdate=23 August 2011}} Version 9.0, released in June 2014, sees conversion and table reconstruction improvements, less XML output, and feature integration.{{cite web|title=Solid Documents Releases Version 9.0|url=http://www.soliddocuments.com/pdf/_pdf_version_9.0/323/1|publisher=Solid Documents|accessdate=September 2, 2014}}

Features

Solid PDF Creator supports conversion from the following formats into PDF:

Solid PDF Creator provides a variety of file conversion options including password protection, encryption, permission definition, ISO 19005-1 archiving standards, and file compression capabilities.{{cite web|last=Hanna|first=Rowan|title=Solid PDF Creator is now 100% free|url=http://www.4xpdf.com/2008/10/solid-pdf-creator-is-now-100-free/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090928072245/http://www.4xpdf.com/2008/10/solid-pdf-creator-is-now-100-free/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=September 28, 2009|work=Planet PDF Archive|publisher=Planet PDF|accessdate=28 August 2011}}

Building upon the features offered in Solid PDF Creator, Solid PDF Creator Plus released in 2008 allows users to manipulate watermarks, rearrange pages, extract pages, and drag and drop content.{{cite web|title=Adobe Acrobat vs. Solid PDF Creator Plus: Extracting Pages from a PDF File|url=http://blog.soliddocuments.com/2008/02/adobe-acrobat-vs-solid-pdf-creator-plus.html|work=Solid Documents blog|accessdate=29 November 2011}}

See also

References

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External links

  • [http://www.soliddocuments.com/features.htm?product=SolidPDFCreator Solid PDF Creator site]
  • [http://www.pctips3000.com/create-pdf-easily-with-solid-pdf-creator/ PC Tips 3000 Review]
  • [http://flex.sys-con.com/node/1613111 Flex Developer’s Journal]

Category:PDF software