Portable Document Format (PDF) great for archiving digital
documents While there are many ways to store letters, documents
and other information digitally, arguably one of the best
involves converting the information into a PDF document. PDF,
which stands for Portable Document Format, is a type of file
format that was created by Adobe Systems, Inc. in 1993 for
document exchange, but is equally good for the archival of
digital content. PDF existed for many years as a proprietary
format, but formally became an open standard on July 1, 2008,
and was subsequently published by the International Organization
for Standardization, or ISO. While PDF had been a popular format
for many years, formal standardization has helped fuel its
popularity. In fact, many governments around the world use it
for the archival of public records. PDF is a great candidate for
long term storage of records because it was designed to be self
contained. All of the fonts, graphics and other pieces that make
up a document are rolled into a si