diff --git a/doc/source/global.make b/doc/source/global.make
index 41825e2..6580aa8 100644
--- a/doc/source/global.make
+++ b/doc/source/global.make
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ env = openout_any=a openin_any=a
 %.dvi : %.tex
 	$(env) latex -halt-on-error -interaction=nonstopmode -output-format=dvi $<
 
-# xfig used to produce/maintain figures. this converts to eps
+# xfig used to produce/maintain figures. These convert to usable formats.
 %.eps: %.fig
 	fig2dev -L eps <$< >$@
+
+%.pdf: %.fig
+	fig2dev -L pdf <$< >$@
diff --git a/doc/source/ic_user/ic_user.tex b/doc/source/ic_user/ic_user.tex
index ac76369..8de617c 100644
--- a/doc/source/ic_user/ic_user.tex
+++ b/doc/source/ic_user/ic_user.tex
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 %% Mods:		01 Sep 2013  : Converted from {X}fm source
 %% ============================================================================================
 
-\documentclass[letterpaper,8pt]{paper}
+\documentclass[letterpaper]{paper}
 %\author{E.~Scott~Daniels}
 \title{Inception Cloud User's Guide}
 \usepackage{graphicx}
diff --git a/doc/source/ic_user/makefile b/doc/source/ic_user/makefile
index 16f9983..3b718c4 100644
--- a/doc/source/ic_user/makefile
+++ b/doc/source/ic_user/makefile
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ promote::	$(build_list)
 		cp $$f ../;\
 	done
 
-ic_user.pdf:: ic_user.tex $(sec_list:%=%.tex) $(fig_list:%=%.eps)
+ic_user.pdf:: ic_user.tex $(sec_list:%=%.tex) $(fig_list:%=%.pdf)
 
 # everything except final doc files
 clean:
-	rm -f  *converted-to.pdf *.eps *.aux *.log || true
+	rm -f  $(fig_list:%=%.pdf)  *.eps *.aux *.log || true
 
 # everything except the source
 nuke:
-	rm -f $(build_list) *converted-to.pdf *.eps *.aux *.log || true
+	rm -f $(build_list) $(fig_list:%=%.pdf)  *.eps *.aux *.log || true
diff --git a/doc/source/ic_user/running.tex b/doc/source/ic_user/running.tex
index 56094ed..7d657db 100644
--- a/doc/source/ic_user/running.tex
+++ b/doc/source/ic_user/running.tex
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ The following sections describe how orchestrator is used.
 
 \begin{figure}
   \centering
-  \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{start_overview.eps}
+  \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{start_overview.pdf}
   \tiny
   \caption{\small The environment, after orchestrator has created ICVMs, showing the communication path between orchestrator and the ICVMs.
     \label{fg_overview} \normalsize
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ The admin user ID and password are admin/admin by default.
 
 \begin{figure}
   \centering
-  \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{inception_final.eps}
+  \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{inception_final.pdf}
   \caption{
 	\small The virtual environment after cleanup showing path of browser traffic with the dashboard.
   	\label{fg_final}\normalsize
diff --git a/doc/source/ic_user/using.tex b/doc/source/ic_user/using.tex
index c1d452f..b443226 100644
--- a/doc/source/ic_user/using.tex
+++ b/doc/source/ic_user/using.tex
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ OpenStack (virtual plane) environment.
 
 \begin{figure}[!ht]
   \centering
-  \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{inception_planes.eps}
+  \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{inception_planes.pdf}
   \tiny
   \caption{\small The relationship between the inception plane and the virtual plane.
     \label{fg_planes}\normalsize