

To use CutePDF Writer, you'll also need to install a PS2PDF converter such as Ghostscript (which is also free).

The CutePDF printer will automatically appear in the computers printer options. This installer will install completely silent without a reboot and there is no intervention needed by the end user. When you click Save, your PDF file is created as you've specified. This installer will detect which Windows OS architecture is in use and deploy the correct version of GhostScript and CutePDF on target machines.

Once you select the printer and click Print, you are presented with a Save As dialog box asking where the PDF file should be created. For example, here is a screen shot of using CutePDF Writer as the printer for a Word 2010 document. Whatever application you're in, when you want to create a PDF file from it, simply print your document to the CutePDF Writer "printer" and you'll quickly have a PDF file. The reason this utility is so versatile is because it installs as a "printer subsystem." This means, for example, that you can create a PDF file from Notepad, Word, Excel, etc. There are several utilities that create PDF files, but CutePDF Writer can create a PDF file from within any application that allows you to print. CutePDF Writer is an excellent little utility that remains unobtrusive but is ready to perform at a moment's notice.
