PDFCreator is purely free and is now working well enough to install and
use pretty generally:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/

--Matt

Jeff Steward wrote:

>As an alternative to Acrobat Pro, I use PDF995 (http://www.pdf995.com)
>to print to PDF files. The qualitiy is quite good when creating PDF's
>from TMS reports.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: The Museum System (TMS) Users [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>On Behalf Of Wilker, Jenny
>Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 4:33 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: An Image Export Breakthrough
>
>
>To all TMSers that have been having trouble exporting files with images
>lately:
>We just had a breakthrough here that you may or may not know about.  I
>was
>talking to Tyrone McCloud, our network administrator, about the problem
>with
>exporting Crystal Reports with images (stretching, doubling, strange
>cropping).  He suggested the following method and it works!
>1.  Make sure that Adobe Acrobat Professional is installed on your
>computer.
>(You need to be able to create PDF files, not just read them.)
>2. Run your report in TMS.
>3. When the report displays, go to printer setup and select Adobe PDF
>for
>your printer.  (You are going to print to file rather than export.)
>4. Then click on the print icon.  Name your file and save it where you
>want
>it.
>Your PDF file will be created quickly and will open up in Adobe Acrobat.
>And hopefully look gorgeous!  Mine does.
>This method does mean you have to install Professional on your users'
>computers, but we figure this can be on a case by case basis.
>Cheers,
>Jenny
>
>
>
>
>________________________
>Jenny Wilker, Ph.D.
>Manager, Collection Information
>Information Services
>Philadelphia Museum of Art
>215-684-7746
>
>