Tool #4 - PDF

Want to share your knowledge without losing credit for it or control over it? The Adobe Acrobat is the solution. Adobe Acrobat allows you to create documents that are in Portable Document Format (PDF), which allows you to control whether they can be printed, altered or marked-up.

This tool is especially useful when you want to share reports among your friends without worrying that they might just copy and paste your work.

Another tool that complements the use of Adobe Acrobat is a open source freeware known as PDF995. The virtual-printer software enables users to convert any documents into PDF format by “printing” it into PDF. For example, you might want to share your PowerPoint slides with your friends while keeping the formatting intact (we all know how irritating it is when the formatting changes when we share ppt files). You can use PDF995 to convert the ppt file into a pdf file and sent it without worrying about the changes in formatting.

These freeware are easily downloadable online and here are the links to download them:
Adobe Acrobat – http://www.adobe.com
PDF995 – http://www.pdf995.com