>We need to be able to send documents in a readable format to many places. I thought about Adobe PDF files.
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>Does anyone send their data in PDF format for viewing by others? If so what does it take to be able to save data in that format. I have a call in to Adobe and am waiting on a response. I wanted to check here also, so maybe I do not have to reinvent the wheel.

You need the Adobe Distiller to convert files to PDF from other formats and Acrobat writer to create your own from scratch.

Keep in mind that the US government section 508 Web Accesibility Guidelines specify that PDF format is unacceptable since they cannot be read by government approved screen readers.