JoAnn,

It isn't "cheap" but it is worth it to people who need it. :-) One
reason I like it, I can use Quark to print a file without have to spend
$900 for the program (no way can I justify buying it to print the one
file a year I seem to get). The Free, and Legal, Quark Demo places a
huge "watermark" Quark Demo Express Demo on each page when printed. With
Acrobat, it's a piece of cake to get rid of. Another advantage, a
printer can send you the exact setting he/she wants you use to create a
pdf (a joboptions file) and you can use that to create pdf files that
your printer will love. It also allows you to use plug-ins, such as
Quite a Box of Tricks to convert RGB files to CMYK quickly and efficiently.

If all one wants to do is create pdf files to e-mail to a friend or post
on the Internet, the other alternatives are adequate and Acrobat
overkill. But if one does much commercial printing or accepts outside
files for placement in newspapers or magazines, or even newsletters, it
is a necessity.

Mike

JoAnn Paules wrote:
I wish Acrobat *were* that cheap. $250 is a lot of money these days.