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Difference Between PDF and HTML
1. PDF was once a proprietary format before being released as an open standard while HTML has been an open standard ever since
2. PDF files need its own reader since it cannot be read directly by a browser, it is therefore browser independent
3. PDF files have all the materials, like pictures, embedded within the file while HTML saves all the resources it uses in a separate folder
4. PDF files contains the fonts it uses while HTML files depend on the operating system
5. PDF files print as the author intended it to while HTML pages does not always do so
1. PDF was once a proprietary format before being released as an open standard while HTML has been an open standard ever since
2. PDF files need its own reader since it cannot be read directly by a browser, it is therefore browser independent
3. PDF files have all the materials, like pictures, embedded within the file while HTML saves all the resources it uses in a separate folder
4. PDF files contains the fonts it uses while HTML files depend on the operating system
5. PDF files print as the author intended it to while HTML pages does not always do so