Take Note!

Nominations (including self-nominations) for the LSA Executive Committee are due by March 22. Please send nominations, supporting statements, and inquiries to Richard P. Meier, Chair of the Nominating Committee.
Proposals for Organized Sessions for the LSA's 2011 Annual Meeting are being accepted through April 23, 2010. Read more ...
The LSA has launched a free membership program for new PhDs. Learn more.

PDF Creation: Suggested Resources

FOR PC USERS: CutePDF (freeware)

An easy-to use freeware program.
Supported for Microsoft Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/2003.
Download at: http://www.cutepdf.com/Products/CutePDF/writer.asp
Download the files circled in the image below; save to your desktop. Double-click each file and follow the installation instructions.
Create a PDF by selecting File'Print, choosing 'CutePDF' from the list of printers and clicking 'Print'. You will see a dialog box asking you to assign a file name and location, just as if you were saving a regular file.

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PDF 995 (freeware)

A freeware program which displays ads during PDF file creation.
Supported for Windows 95, 98, 2000 and ME, NT 4.0 and XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista (32 and 64 bit); Citrix/Terminal Server and configuration as a shared network printer.
Download at: http://www.pdf995.com/download.html
Download the two files circled below and save to your desktop. Double-click each file and follow installation instructions.
Create a PDF by selecting File'Print, choosing 'PDF995' from the list of printers and clicking 'Print'. You will see a dialog box asking you to assign a file name and location, just as if you were saving a regular file.

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Adobe Acrobat (free 30-day trial)

Download at: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobatpro/tryout.html
Save file to your desktop. Double-click and follow installation instructions.
Create a PDF by selecting File'Print, choosing 'AdobePDF' from the list of printers and clicking 'Print'. You will see a dialog box asking you to assign a file name and location, just as if you were saving a regular file.

MAC USERS:

Create a PDF using any Microsoft Office (e.g., Word) program by choosing File'Print'Save As PDF.
Select a destination (e.g., desktop) and save. A PDF file will be created.

Note: If your MAC is not connected to a printer, you may need to use a different proccess.

BOTH PC AND MAC USERS: PDF Online (free service)

You upload a document to their website at: http://www.gohtm.com/convert_pdf.asp in 4 easy steps.
PDF Online creates a PDF document and emails you the file.
Upload a variety of formats, from any Windows/Mac operating system. Supported formats include the following:
DOC RTF XLS PPT GIF PPS PNG
BMP WMF TXT JPG EMF TIFF HTML