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faq:makepdf [2018/07/23 22:35] – [Sending Trees by E-mail] change of reader Colin Liebenrood | faq:makepdf [2021/02/19 18:41] (current) – [Producing PDF Files] Added W10 facility Colin Liebenrood | ||
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They all involve installing a Windows Printer-driver that either produces a PDF file as output or an intermediate | They all involve installing a Windows Printer-driver that either produces a PDF file as output or an intermediate | ||
file that can be converted to the PDF form. | file that can be converted to the PDF form. | ||
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+ | Windows 10 now includes //Microsoft Print to PDF// that you can select as a printer. This works perfectly well for | ||
+ | PediTree Reports, Tables and Trees, either in Portrait or Landscape format. | ||
The writer uses PDFCreator. This appears as a Windows printer called (guess what) // | The writer uses PDFCreator. This appears as a Windows printer called (guess what) // | ||
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After payment, an email will provide a link to download the installer (c. 26Mb) and a password that is needed during installation. After download, run the installer, pasting in your password as requested. | After payment, an email will provide a link to download the installer (c. 26Mb) and a password that is needed during installation. After download, run the installer, pasting in your password as requested. | ||
- | ==== Foxit Reader | + | ==== PDF-XChange Viewer 2.0 ==== |
- | This is a free alternative to Adobe Reader, which is somewhat faster to load and display your files. I use this myself. It can be downloaded from http://www.foxitsoftware.com/. | + | This is a free alternative to Adobe Reader, which is somewhat faster to load and display your files. I use this myself. It can be downloaded from https://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-viewer. |
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- | Since I first found and installed this reader, both it and the installation process have been developed, not always helpfully in my view. Some hints on avoiding the disadvantages follow. | + | |
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- | === Installation === | + | |
- | When running the downloaded installer, look carefully for options to install other programs or ' | + | |
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- | == Configuration == | + | |
- | On installation, | + | |
- | One other irritation | + | There is a note saying |
+ | This is smaller and less troublesome in many ways than my previous recommendation (Foxit Reader). |
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