This is the best product on the market for conversion of Word .DOC files into PDF files that can be read and printed by Preview.
I previously tried DOCtor which worked fine but required the use of a relatively pricey product for the automatic conversion to PDF files after the initial conversion into postcript by DOCtor. The free program I used as a replacement for the pricey PDF conversion program was Preview which would take the 115KB .DOC file I started with (a file with both text and photograph) into a finished PDF file of 1.7 Megabytes in size.
Strangelove takes that same 115KB .DOC file, and in the course of about 2 seconds converts it into a finished 64KB PDF file. Same basic quality as the 1.7 MB file produced by Preview.
From a 115KB .DOC file to a slimmed down 64KB PDF file. Pretty miraculous?
Another great thing, the two additional programs needed to use this program will come automatically when you download Strangelove- and they come as Package files- no ability other than double clicking on the Package file and entering your administrator password to install Anti Word and Ghostscript (both freeware).
When its all over you double click on the Strangelove icon which brings up a square drag icon that you just drag the .DOC file onto and then 2 seconds later drag the converted PDF file off of the dragstrip into a file folder of your choice.
Strangelove
Turns Word documents into PDFs
Version: 1.0b2
An Incredible product
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Contributed by: jamesn20012001 Monday, January 26 2004 @ 07:26 AM PST
Product Platform: MacOSX
Used Product For: Less than a month
Recommend Product: YES
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