Margie, PDF files are compressed, so they are efficient for sending by email. Also, it's easy to include graphics (with the right PDF generator). But I use them for very efficient distribution of my genealogy books, which I put on my website available for downloading by my relatives. A PDF "book" with index enables cousins to download the entire book, and only print out the pages they are interested in. I used MS Word and WordPerfect files originally, but this involved generating two versions, and still I wasn't able to provide a version that was readable by everyone. Anyone can get the free PDF reader, even those "strange" cousins who use a Mac. <vbg> Beldin4@aol.com wrote: > > Hi Listers, > What is the reason for printing to PDF files? Is this a better format > for sending infomation via e-mail or did this discussion come about because > someone wanted to upload files to a website? > > Thanks, > Margie in Washington State > > ==== FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS Mailing List ==== > The Genealogical Companion http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/2399/tgc.htm > Browsable Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/family-origins-users/ > -- Charlie Hoffpauir http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlieh/