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\centerline {\large Lesson 13: Converting  \LaTeX to PDF    \ Name:
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We will look at  two ways to produce pdf files from
LaTeX source.    (Say the file is "myfile.tex".)
\begin{enumerate}
\item   use the command \verb+pdflatex myfile+, which will immediately produce a
file \verb+myfile.pdf+ rather than a dvi file.  However, this file seems
to be larger than it has to be; a concern if you are putting it on a
web page.  However, the quality, when viewed with Adobe's reader, is
good. This method is quick and easy.
\item  There are three steps:
\begin{enumerate}  
\item  First produce a dvi file as usual.  
\item Then produce a Postscript
file
using dvips, except specify to dvips, using the \verb+-Pcmz+ option,
that the computer modern outline
fonts are to be used instead of the usual bitmap pk fonts.  Use the
command \verb+dvips -Pcmz myfile -o myfile.ps+.
\item Then translate \verb+myfile.ps+ to pdf using Adobe's distiller as discussed below.
\end{enumerate}

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Quality
is equal to that of method 1 (i.e.,  very good) and it's a lot smaller.

If you leave out the "-Pcmz" the main difference is that quality really
suffers.

 

      
There are two   utilities for converting
 postscript or dvi to pdf formats.
 \begin{center}
         ps2pdf \tt{<filename>}
 \end{center}
    will take a xyxyxy.ps file and produce xyxyxy.pdf
 in the current working directory. Try "man ps2pdf"
 for details and options.
  \begin{center}
         dvipdf \tt{<filename>}
 \end{center}
        
 
 will take an \verb+myfile.dvi+ file and produce \verb+myfile.pdf+
 in the current working directory.
 \begin{center}
        distill \tt{<filename>}
 \end{center} 
 will convert a postscript file to \textit{pdf} in the current
 working directory as well; the ``help" menu in acroexch
 contains the help for distiller.
 

\noindent \textbf{N.B. from David H.}
 As always, please proof-read your results just to
 be safe. If you need to use Adobe's Acrobat Exchange,
 you can just type \verb+acroexch+ at the command line.
 \verb+acroread+ will launch the pdf viewer, and pdf files
 can be viewed in netscape since it has the acroread
 plugin installed.
 
 
\noindent \textbf{PROBLEM:}   
 
Give a syntax to convert your resume to PDF format
 

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