Creating PDF Documents with Math Symbols on a Budget?

[dans595]

Homework Statement

How do I create a PDF document with math symbols in it without spending a lot of money.

Homework Equations

The limit of my spending tends to zero.

The Attempt at a Solution

Should I just get acrobat and use the program I already own (rapid-pi) which helps to create the documents in Microsoft Word? Will acrobat turn those documents (which have custom fonts) into good pdfs?

 

[Hurkyl]

How do I create a PDF document with math symbols in it

By using LaTeX.

 

[mattmns]

If you are using Windows, check out this guide on how to get going using LaTeX: http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/LaTeX/AoPS_L_About.php

 

[sstone]

Or you can use OpenOffice write the Equations in it(word-like style) and then save it to pdf.

Completely free and simple.

 

[robphy]

I use PDFCreator http://www.pdfforge.org/products/pdfcreator to "print" to .pdf from any Windows application. (It uses Ghostscript.)

 

[rEhxyz]

Try this:

Try Foxit Reader, they have something called the Foxit PDF creator.
Here's the link:

http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php"

Just go to the downloads section. Also their PDF reader is pretty nice.

 

[dimensionless]

Open Office would be the Easiest. It has a built in equation editor. You can also use CutePDF to "print" PDF files. If you want to use LaTex, than I would suggest a software package called MikTex.

 

[dans595]

If you are using Windows, check out this guide on how to get going using LaTeX: http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/LaTeX/AoPS_L_About.php

I followed this link and it is very easy and the documents come out looking really decent. I may eventually grab open office, but for now, this app will do the trick.

Thanks all.