On the Linux systems, PDF files can be created from any postscript document. PDF files can be read in Adobe Acrobat Reader.
1. Create the postscript document from StarOffice:
- Create file
- Print to File (Select File -> Print, click the print to file box, enter filename.ps, click OK)
2. Create the pdf file from the postscript document:
- The User Menu method works for files stored in your home directory (/home/userid/):
- Go to the user menu (Select K -> Utilities -> User menu)
- Select the option Create a pdf file
- Enter the name of the postscript file that you created in Step 1. This will create a new file named filename.pdf and delete the postscript file you created in Step 1, filename.ps o Note: if the postscript file is stored in a subdirectory within your home directory, include the subdirectory name when you enter the filename, e.g. subdirectory/filename.ps
- The Manual method works for files stored in any of your directories, including the shared directory:
- Go to command shell (Select K -> Utilties -> Shell) and change to directory where filename.ps is saved
- type and enter ps2pdf filename.ps filename.pdf where filename is the name of the postscript file that you created in Step 1
- With this method you will need to manually delete the postscript file By: Janyne Kizer, System Programmer Administrator