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I would like to email news articles, and other information pieces, to my prospect databases. My problem: I cannot find a source which permits me to download in an acceptable format (eg .pdf). What am I doing wrong? Even Realtor.org lacks such materials. The "handouts for consumers' are downloadable, are .pdf, but are intended to be printed not emailed. Are there such sources? Is this even a good idea. JimC
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Download CutePDF Writer (a free download at http://www.cutepdf.com/) and install it on your computer. When you see something online you want to have in "print" version to email, simply select "cutepdf" as your "printer". It prints the document as a pdf document, save the document and use.

JudiB

Jim asked: "I would like to email news articles, and other information pieces, to my prospect databases. " JudiB is correct -- you need Acrobrat "Writer" -- which allows you to not only read a pdf file but create one. I'm not familiar with "cutepdf," but there are other sources for obtaining the writer (this is called "Adobe Distiller"). You can get some good deals on e-bay.

Another possibility is to copy then paste text into a Word document, then export the Word document as a pdf file. Most recent versions of Word allow you to do this, and I believe Publisher also gives you this export option. This may eliminate the need for Distiller altogether.

Hope this helps,

Patti Pierucci,ABR, e-PRO

Lynchburg, VA

(Patti@PattiPierucci.com)

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