The best, and most expensive, way to produce PDF files is using
Adobe Acrobat, which comes with two utilities to generate PDF files
from other programs - Distiller and PDFMaker.
The next best thing is PrimoPDF(1)
which provides a foolproof GUI for the GhostScript PDF utilities. The GPL-licensed PDFCreator(2) does the same thing, but doesn't work so well in my experience.
Win2PDF(3) is just as easy to use, but be aware that it
is not really free, to use it requires a US$35 registration fee.
Unless, of course, you're the "You are on day 1330 of your 30 day
evaluation period" type.
The above writeup's GhostScript method is free, but only
recommended
for
advanced users - and even then, I would suggest PrimoPDF as a better
option. If you must use it, be careful with ISO paper
sizes (A4, etc). When 'printing' the document, you have to ensure that
the printer driver paper size is set correctly. (The default is
US letter size.) To do this, from the print dialog,
click 'properties' then 'advanced', then choose the appropriate
paper size. If this step is missed then the generated documents will
appear roughly 10% smaller on printouts.
(1) http://www.primopdf.com/
(2) http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/ -
cheers to generic-man
(3) www.win2pdf.com