Free program

[W7LPNRICK]

I have found this to be a very useful program. I convert almost any document, photo, or combination, to PDF, or save as any of the most popular formats. Thought it might be useful as Win 7 didn't come with anything impressive. 

http://www.openoffice.org/

[canacka]

I use that, and I don't have Excel or Microsoft Office and not only can you open those files, you can alter them as well. 

[SmokinLoon]

Schweet!!!!  Thanks for sharing that.   

 I refuse to buy any M$ products off the shelf.  If it did not come with the PC/laptop then, I need to use my work PC's.

[bcadoo]

CutePDF creates a virtual printer that creates pdf's.  Very small/lite software. and FREE.

http://www.cutepdf.com/

[Shuffler]

I've used open office for some time. I also use many plugins for it.

I even use it in my office even though I have M$ Office there.

[W7LPNRICK]

Schweet!!!!  Thanks for sharing that.   

 I refuse to buy any M$ products off the shelf.  If it did not come with the PC/laptop then, I need to use my work PC's.

I've had it on 3 different PC's now, XP, Vista, & no W7 all Dell's & gone through several upgrades. It has never failed me. I shared it here mainly because of it's usefulness and how happy I was to find it when I did. In my Ham Radio Hobby I have made several antenna experiments and shared them on several web pages, which is much easier because nearly everyone can use PDF on their web-sites. You can copy & paste into it, edit an existing file, even a PDF, add photo's easily. It's great.