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1. Major update doPDF 7 3 was released ast check on April 10 2014 12 09 04 M Automatic check for updates Frequency Weekly Start check for updates o Cancel Help CHECK FOR UPDATES Automatic check for updates This option is checked by default and will connect to the Internet to see if there are new updates for the application with the defined frequency If you uncheck this option you won t be notified of new updates until you check manually by clicking on the Start check for updates button Frequency You can choose to check for updates Daily not recommended Weekly default value or Monthly When an update is found it will display the doPDF Updates window with details about the update DOPDF UPDATES Version history If updates are detected you ll see a list of fixes updates and new features in the version history section grouped by version and build number You can start the download of the new version by accessing the Click to download link News Occasionally we will post news items that will show in the update window When this window is doPDF 8 User Manual Copyright 2014 Softland 36 doPDF 8 opened you can re check for updates by clicking on the Refresh button doPDF 8 User Manual Copyright 2014 Softland2. PDF creator that does what the name suggests creates PDF files Once installed it will allow you to convert any type of printable documents to POF files fey Print All Poges e doPDF7 3 installs itself as a virtual PDF printer driver so after a successful installation will _The whole thing appear in your Printers and Faxes list and also in the list of All Programs Using doPDF you Pages i convert to POF in two ways Account jos gegen side of th X 1 Print to PDF via the virtual printer driver doPDF You would do this exactly as you p to a regular printer just the result will be a POF file not a printed piece of paper Options ee Collated 2 Using the doPDF Startup window doPDF has an executable file accessible from th 123 123 123 start program group that you can run in order to start a conversion wizard Vatter S Print to PDF via the virtual PDF printer doPDF Letter B Open the document you want to convert Word Excel PowerPoint WordPad Notepad c L 8s x11 printable document choose Print and select doPDF from the list of printers You will be n Normal Margins where to save the PDF file and when finished the PDF will be automatically opened with D default POF reader Screenshot below shows how easy it is to create a PDF file from Mic LED Left 1 Right 1 Word E 1 Page Per Sheet Page Setup s 21 ei gt 90 HOW TO CREATE PDF FILES FROM MICROSOFT WORDPAD 1 Open the document that you want to convert to a P
3. Use relative paths check this to use non absolute links for file paths i e Documents file pdf instead of C Documents file pdf e Change file extension to PDF when creating cross document links all those pointing to other files can point to PDF files having the same name path in case those will be converted afterwise Convert cross reference links If checked this will convert the cross reference links from Word links that point the reader to various places within the same document Convert Internet links If checked this will convert all hyperlinks pointing to Internet addresses in the resulting PDF document Convert links in Header and Footer doPDF 8 User Manual Copyright 2014 Softland 28 doPDF 8 1 2 3 5 If checked this will convert all hyperlinks inserted in the Header Footer to clickable links in the resulting PDF document Create PDF from Microsoft Visio During installation doPDF gives the option to install add ins for Microsoft Office applications Word Excel PowerPoint Publisher and Visio By default this option is checked and it will add in Microsoft Visio another tab called novaPDF that will let users create PDF files directly from the Office interface by simply clicking a button Create PDF files from Microsoft Visio using the add in for Microsoft Office e Open the presentation created with Microsoft Visio that you want to convert e Click on the novaPDF menu item e Optionally you
4. add in for Microsoft Office e Open the Microsoft Word document you want to convert e Click on the novaPDF menu item e Optionally you can change the settings of the doPDF printer or those of the add in for Microsoft Office e Click on Save As PDF and you ll be asked for a location where to save the resulting PDF file Configure the settings of add in for Microsoft Office The add in installs with default settings but those can be modified if you need advanced customization of the resulting PDF ADVANCED doPDF 8 User Manual Copyright 2014 Softland 16 doPDF 8 This lets you select which printer to use and if you want to save the document before converting it with or without the document information attached Advanced Bookmarks Links C Save document before printing Convert document information Use novaPDF printer novaPDF 8 Save document before printing When checked it will save any changes done to the currently opened document before doing the conversion to PDF Convert document information If you have any information added via document properties in Word you can have that recognized and transmitted in the PDF as Document Information i e the Author Title Subject Keywords By default this option is checked Use doPDF printer This will detect if you have other editions versions of doPDF installed and you ll be able to select which version edition to use for the current conversio
5. and Windows 2003 Server 1 Go to Start and click on Printers 2 In the Printers window right click doPDF and select Printing Preferences 3 doPDF Printing Preferences window will be displayed and you will have the option to change the various settings available To access the doPDF Printing Preferences window in Windows 2000 1 Go to Start and click on Printers 2 In the Printers window right click doPDF and select Printing Preferences 3 doPDF Printing Preferences window will be displayed and you will have the option to change the various settings available Save PDF file This window lets you choose where to save the PDF file whether to remember the folder you saved it in for the future or not to embed or not the used fonts and choose the quality of the images in the resulting PDF doPDF 8 User Manual Copyright 2014 Softland 14 doPDF 8 File name C Users Admin Documents dopdf changes pdf Save options M Open PDF in reader C Always use this folder eren oe en Want to send created PDF via email You can do it with novaPDF With novaPDF Pro the PDF file can be automatically sent via email to different recipients either using the default email dient or a SMTP server Try it now File name Enter a filename including its path for the PDF that will be generated or use the Browse button to select a location for it Once the location is selected click OK to actually create and sa
6. can change the settings of the doPDF printer or those of the add in for Microsoft Office e Click on Save As PDF and you ll be asked for a location where to save the resulting PDF file Configure the settings of add in for Microsoft Office The add in installs with default settings but those can be modified if you need advanced customization of the resulting PDF ADVANCED This lets you select which printer to use and if you want to save the document before converting it doPDF 8 User Manual Copyright 2014 Softland doPDF 29 Advanced Links M Save document before printing MN Convert document information Use novaPDF printer novaPDF 8 v M Print all pages Save document before printing When checked it will save any changes done to the currently opened document before doing the conversion to PDF Convert document information If you have any information added via document properties in Word you can have that recognized and transmitted in the PDF as Document Information i e the Author Title Subject Keywords By default this option is checked Use doPDF printer This will detect if you have other editions versions of doPDF installed and you ll be able to select which version edition to use for the current conversion process Print all pages If this is checked all the pages in the current Visio document will be converted in a single PDF file LINKS This section lets you customize how li
7. the Author Title Subject Keywords By default this option is checked Use doPDF printer This will detect if you have other editions versions of doPDF installed and you ll be able to select which version edition to use for the current conversion process Add PDF Bookmark for each slide If this is checked the resulting PDF file will have as bookmarks each separate slide from the presentation created with Microsoft PowerPoint LINKS This section lets you customize how links will be detected and converted in the resulting PDF file doPDF 8 User Manual Copyright 2014 Softland 24 doPDF 8 Advanced Links Iw Generate PDF Links m Microsoft Office links M Convert cross document links Iw Use relative paths I Change file extension to PDF M Convert cross reference links Iw Convert Internet links Generate PDF Links If this is checked all links in the current document will be detected and converted as active links in the resulting PDF file Convert cross document links If checked it will convert links pointing to other documents e Use relative paths check this to use non absolute links for file paths i e Documents file pdf instead of C Documents file pdf e Change file extension to PDF when creating cross document links all those pointing to other files can point to PDF files having the same name path in case those will be converted afterwise Convert cross reference links If
8. 2014 Softland 26 doPDF 8 Advanced Links I Save document before printing Iw Convert document information Use novaPDF printer novaPDF 8 v Save document before printing When checked it will save any changes done to the currently opened document before doing the conversion to PDF Convert document information If you have any information added via document properties in Word you can have that recognized and transmitted in the PDF as Document Information i e the Author Title Subject Keywords By default this option is checked Use doPDF printer This will detect if you have other editions versions of doPDF installed and you ll be able to select which version edition to use for the current conversion process LINKS This section lets you customize how links will be detected and converted in the resulting PDF file doPDF 8 User Manual Copyright 2014 Softland doPDF 27 Advanced Links Iw Generate PDF Links m Microsoft Office links M Convert cross document links Iw Use relative paths M Change file extension to PDF M Convert cross reference links Iw Convert Internet links M Convert links in Header and Footer Generate PDF Links If this is checked all links in the current document will be detected and converted as active links in the resulting PDF file Convert cross document links If checked it will convert links pointing to other documents e
9. DF file 2 Go to File gt Print click Print and select doPDF from the list of printers 3 Click on Print and choose a location for your PDF file doPDF 8 User Manual Copyright 2014 Softland doPDF 11 Preview and print the document g E3 P 4 Find Print elect printer number of copies and other rinting options before printing ab Replace Picture Paint Dateand Insert drawing time object uick print Send the document directly to the defa printer without making changes Print preview Preview and make changes to pages be printing Page setup Send in email About WordPad 2 Using the doPDF Startup window doPDF has an ex order to start a conversion wizard HOW TO CREATE PDF FILES FROM NOTEPAD Insert Select Printer CH Add Printer 1 Open the NotePad document that you want to convert to a PDF file 2 Go to File gt Print and select doPDF from the list of printers 3 Click on Print and choose a location for your PDF file doPDF 8 User Manual Copyright 2014 Softland 12 doPDF 8 pile Edit Format View Help New CAN verter for both personal and commercial use Using doPDF you can create Open Cntp Ehe Print command from virtually any application With one click you oft Excel Word or PowerPoint documents or your emails and favorite web Save Ctrl S Save As Page Setup Print Exit Usin
10. PDF to convert and save the PDF Convert a file to PDF In the Select file field enter the path to the document you want converted into PDF or use the Browse button to select it Once you selected the document click on the Create button This will start the application associated with the document you selected and will ask you where to save the PDF file This start page also contains some details on how you can create PDF files These are only informative and offer the user more information about the other options that can be used to create PDF files Using doPDF start page to create PDF files advantages e Quick access The start page is quickly accessible from the doPDF start menu group Simply type for doPDF in Windows 8 s Start page and click on doPDF from the Apps results or click on the Windows button go to Start gt Programs gt doPDF group and click on the executable file in Windows 7 or previous This will launch the start page and let you select a document to convert to PDF Using doPDF start page to create PDF files disadvantages e Difficult to change preferences The start page is meant for quick access to convert a document Thus it will use the default settings of the doPDF printer for creating the PDF files doPDF 8 User Manual Copyright 2014 Softland doPDF 7 In order to use custom settings you ll have to change those before the printing e Convert hidden hyperlinks It can convert only v
11. ault this option is checked and it will add in Microsoft PowerPoint another tab called novaPDF that will let users create PDF files directly from the Office interface by simply clicking a button Create PDF files from Microsoft PowerPoint using the add in for Microsoft Office e Open the presentation created with Microsoft PowerPoint that you want to convert e Click on the novaPDF menu item e Optionally you can change the settings of the doPDF printer or those of the add in for Microsoft Office e Click on Save As PDF and you ll be asked for a location where to save the resulting PDF file Configure the settings of add in for Microsoft Office The add in installs with default settings but those can be modified if you need advanced customization of the resulting PDF ADVANCED This lets you select which printer to use and if you want to save the document before converting it doPDF 8 User Manual Copyright 2014 Softland doPDF 23 Advanced Links I Save document before printing Iw Convert document information Use novaPDF printer novaPDF 8 v Add PDF Bookmark for each slide Save document before printing When checked it will save any changes done to the currently opened document before doing the conversion to PDF Convert document information If you have any information added via document properties in Word you can have that recognized and transmitted in the PDF as Document Information i e
12. ce With that add in installed you can create PDF files from any Office application without having to go to File gt Print You just have to click on the doPDF tab and then on the Save as PDF button to create the PDF file However if you chose not to install the add in you can still create PDF files from all Microsoft Office applications but in the general form that of printing to it like to a regular printing To create PDF files from documents created with Microsoft Word without using the add in follow these steps 1 Open the document that you want to convert to a PDF file 2 Go to File gt Print and select doPDF from the printers combo box 3 Click on Print and choose a location for your PDF file doPDF 8 User Manual Copyright 2014 Softland 10 doPDF 8 H eco Oe W HOME INSERT DESIGN PAGELAYOUT REFERENCES MAILINGS REVIEW VIEW Info FBackup FA Print Copies 1 Click doPDF is a free PDF converter for both personal and commercial use Us Print Print doPOF you can create PDF files by selecting the Print command from D virtually any application With one click you can convert your Microsoft S Excel Word or PowerPoint documents or your emails and favorite web Printer to PDF files 7 doPDFS E Ready i Go to Select Convert to PDF File gt Print doPDF POF stands for Portable Document Format and it was created by Adobe to ease document Settin gs exchange doPDF is a free
13. checked this will convert the cross reference links from Word links that point the reader to various places within the same document Convert Internet links If checked this will convert all hyperlinks pointing to Internet addresses in the resulting PDF document doPDF 8 User Manual Copyright 2014 Softland doPDF 25 1 2 3 4 Create PDF from Microsoft Publisher During installation doPDF gives the option to install add ins for Microsoft Office applications Word Excel PowerPoint Publisher and Visio By default this option is checked and it will add in Microsoft Publisher another tab called novaPDF that will let users create PDF files directly from the Office interface by simply clicking a button Create PDF files from Microsoft Publisher using the add in for Microsoft Office e Open the presentation created with Microsoft Publisher that you want to convert e Click on the novaPDF menu item e Optionally you can change the settings of the doPDF printer or those of the add in for Microsoft Office e Click on Save As PDF and you ll be asked for a location where to save the resulting PDF file Configure the settings of add in for Microsoft Office The add in installs with default settings but those can be modified if you need advanced customization of the resulting PDF ADVANCED This lets you select which printer to use and if you want to save the document before converting it doPDF 8 User Manual Copyright
14. d www doPDF com Windows 8 1 Version 6 3 9600 x64 Our Projects Backup4all backup software www backup4all com novaPDF PDF creator www novapdf com Soft112 software library www soft112 com doPDF free PDF creator www dopdf com FBackup free backup software www fbackup com 1 3 1 2 1 Language The Language page allows you to set the language for the interface of the program doPDF 8 User Manual Copyright 2014 Softland 34 doPDF 8 Language Use user s regional settings Select language English English Translator LANGUAGE Use user s regional settings If you check this option the language will be automatically selected depending on each user s regional setting If the user language is not available in doPDF the default language is chosen English Select Language If you want all users to use the same language select one of the languages available from the Select language combo box TRANSLATOR For each language you ll see here details regarding the person company that translated the interface of doPDF 1 3 1 2 2 Updates The Updates window allows you to set how often to check for updates and to disable it doPDF 8 User Manual Copyright 2014 Softland doPDF 35 doPDF Updates gt New version available Click to download t Version history b Version 8 0 300 March 20 2014 News October 10 2013
15. dden hyperlinks only visible ones e Easier bookmark conversion When converting a document created with Microsoft Word to a PDF using the add in you have the option to automatically detect bookmarks and add them in the PDF too This means that you don t have to define any bookmark rules for the conversion as needed when printing directly to the printer driver Using add ins for Microsoft Office to create PDF files disadvantages e Office applications only The add ins work only with Microsoft Office applications so it cannot be used from other applications Read more about doPDF add ins for Microsoft Office on the Create PDF from Microsoft Word Create PDF from Microsoft Excel Create PDF from Microsoft PowerPoint Create PDF from Microsoft Publisher and Create PDF from Microsoft Visio sections DOPDF DRIVER The previous two options mentioned for creating PDF files rely on the doPDF printer driver as this is the program that actually does the conversion doPDF is installed as a virtual printer so it will be shown as an actual printer in the Printers list This means that you can create PDF files from any application that allows printing if you print that document to the doPDF printer driver This is done in the same way you would print to a regular printer meaning you have to open the document go to File gt Print select doPDF as the printer and then click on Print Add Printer doPDF 8 novaPDF novaPDF 8 office v Status C Prin
16. doPDF doPDF does PDF Forfree 0 doPDF User Manual Copyright 2014 Softland doPDF User Manual for doPDF version 8 by Softland This documentation contains proprietary information of Softland All rights reserved No part of this documentation shall be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recoding or otherwise without permission from Softland No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein The information in this document is subject to change without notice Although every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book Softland assumes no responsibility for errors and omissions Nor is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the information contained herein Windows is a registered trademark of the Microsoft Corporation All other products or company names in this document are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners Contents 3 Table of Contents Part doPDF 5 1 Installing doPDF 5 88 0080 nn EEN ENEE et been one ages se 5 System requirements a aaa ara a aa te a aa Ee aeia end en end aa en ete nes nn scene Dee 5 2 USING gekleed enee EE ee 5 Lalie NIe io n DIE E E E E PA E EEA E E E T en sais een ess ete sa suns anses 5 Create PDF from any application 3 29 Save PDA UE EE 13 Create PDF f
17. e add ins for Microsoft Office or printing directly to the doPDF driver DOPDF START PAGE This start page can be opened from the program s start group In Windows 8 type doPDF on the Start page and click on doPDF from Apps to open it In Windows 7 or previous go to Start gt Programs gt doPDF and click on the executable file called doPDF The doPDF start page will let you quickly convert a document to PDF by selecting the document and clicking on Create However it will use the default settings of doPDF to create the PDF file So if you need those changed either modify them before creating the PDF or create the PDF by printing it directly to the doPDF printer driver doPDF 8 User Manual Copyright 2014 Softland 6 doPDF 8 Select Printer doPDF 8 v Select file Create PDF from Microsoft Office documents d 4 6 FILE NOVAPDF INSERT D nl dt Calibr Save novaPDF Settings B T as PDF Settings novaPDF E If you installed novaPDF 8 Office Add In you can create PDF files directly from Microsoft Office applications in 2 easy steps 1 Open the Office document to convert 2 Click on the novaPDF tab then Save As PDF Create Create PDF from any printable application doPDF 8 You can create PDF files from any application that supports printing 1 Open the document you want converted 2 Go to File gt Print select novaPDF as the printer and click Print to create the
18. g doPDF you can convert to PDF 1 Print to PDF via the virtual p Send To to a regular printer just the res OneNo v 2 Using the doPDF Startup window Status Pri l ferences program group that you can run i em L resp W Location Comment Find Printer Print to PDF via the virtual PDF p Open the document you want to con Page Range printable document choose Print KEN Number of copies 1 asked where to save the PDF file a your default PDF reader Screensho Microsoft Word Pages Collate Selection Curgnt Page H 28 35 doPDF is a free PDF converter for PDF files by selecting the Print can convert your Microsoft Excel sites to PDF files Printing a test page After installation you can test if doPDF is working properly by printing a test page To print a test page in Windows 8 1 Go to Start type printers and open from the Settings results Devices and Printers 2 In the Printers section right click doPDF and select Printer Properties 3 In the doPDF Printer Properties window click on Print Test Page 4 You will be prompted to select a location and name for the test PDF file Choose one and click Save 5 After the PDF was created and saved it will open in your default PDF reader and you will see the printed test page To print a test page in Windows 7 6 Go to Start and click on Devices and Printers 7 In the Printers window right click doPDF and select Printer Properties 8 In the doPDF Printer Pro
19. he same document Convert Internet links If checked this will convert all hyperlinks pointing to Internet addresses in the resulting PDF document Convert Footnote and Endnote links doPDF 8 User Manual Copyright 2014 Softland doPDF 19 Check this to make sure that hyperlinks from Footnotes Endnotes get converted to active PDF links Convert links in Header and Footer As With Footnote Endnote links you can choose if you want links in header footer converted in the resulting PDF file Default is checked so links will be converted 1 2 3 2 Create PDF from Microsoft Excel During installation doPDF gives the option to install add ins for Microsoft Office Word Excel PowerPoint Publisher and Visio By default this option is checked and it will add in Microsoft Excel another tab called novaPDF that will let users create PDF files directly from the Office interface by simply clicking a button Create PDF files from Microsoft Excel using the add in for Microsoft Office e Open the Microsoft Excel workbook you want to convert e Click on the novaPDF menu item e Optionally you can change the settings of the doPDF printer or those of the add in for Microsoft Office e Click on Save As PDF and you ll be asked for a location where to save the resulting PDF file Configure the settings of add in for Microsoft Office The add in installs itself with default settings but those can be modified if you need advanced customiza
20. isible links in the PDF document i e www novapdf com will be converted but not novapdf com unlike the doPDF add ins for Microsoft Office which can convert hidden hyperlinks too ADD INS FOR MICROSOFT OFFICE During installation doPDF gives the option to install add ins for Microsoft Office applications By default is checked and it will add in the supported Microsoft Office applications for now is available in Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Publisher and Microsoft Visio another tab called novaPDF that will let users create PDF files directly from the Office interface by simply clicking a button CRE HOME INSERT PAGE DESIGN MAILINGS REVI HIE Save novaPDF Settings As PDF Settings novaPDF E Advanced Links Iw Generate PDF Links Microsoft Office links M Convert cross document links M Use relative paths M Change file extension to PDF Iw Convert cross reference links M Convert Internet links M Convert links in Header and Footer Using add ins for Microsoft Office to create PDF files advantages e Converts hidden hyperlinks When the Office document contains a hyperlink clickable text doPDF 8 User Manual Copyright 2014 Softland 8 doPDF 8 that points to an external site or file that can be converted to a clickable active link in the resulting PDF document too The other two methods for creating PDF files with doPDF cannot convert hi
21. mize how links will be detected and converted in the resulting PDF file Advanced Links Iw Generate PDF Links m Microsoft Office links M Convert cross document links Iw Use relative paths Change file extension to PDF Iw Convert cross reference links Iw Convert Internet links Generate PDF Links If this is checked all links in the current document will be detected and converted as active links in the resulting PDF file Convert cross document links If checked it will convert links pointing to other documents e Use relative paths check this to use non absolute links for file paths i e Documents file pdf instead of C Documents file pdf e Change file extension to PDF when creating cross document links all those pointing to other files can point to PDF files having the same name path in case those will be converted afterwise Convert cross reference links If checked this will convert the cross reference links from Word links that point the reader to various places within the same document doPDF 8 User Manual Copyright 2014 Softland 22 doPDF 8 1 2 3 3 Convert Internet links If checked this will convert all hyperlinks pointing to Internet addresses in the resulting PDF document Create PDF from Microsoft PowerPoint During installation doPDF gives the option to install add ins for Microsoft Office applications Word Excel PowerPoint Publisher and Visio By def
22. n process BOOKMARKS You can set various options related to detecting and generating PDF bookmarks doPDF 8 User Manual Copyright 2014 Softland doPDF 17 Advanced Bookmarks Links Convert Word Bookmarks to PDF Bookmarks Convert Word Headings to PDF Bookmarks Styles Style Name Style Type Level Heading 1 Standard Heading 2 Standard Heading 3 Standard Heading 4 Standard Heading 5 Standard Heading 6 Standard Heading 7 Standard Heading 8 Standard Heading 9 Standard Title Standard Subtitle Standard OD On OO OI ZS GA FA om SISA CSCC gt Select All Clear All lt lt select Leveb gt v Convert Word Bookmarks to PDF Bookmarks This is checked by default and will convert any Bookmarks defined already in the current document to bookmarks in the resulting PDF files Convert Word Headings to PDF Bookmarks If this is checked the Styles list becomes active and you can select which headings from the Word document will be transformed into bookmarks in the resulting PDF files By default all tags with Heading 1 9 will be converted as well as Title and Subtitle Select level PDF bookmarks have numeric levels that place them in a specific hierarchy in the bookmark list For example a bookmark at level 1 will contain nested bookmarks at level 2 3 and so on For each selected style name from the Styles window you ll be able to select which level to apply to it By defa
23. nks will be detected and converted in the resulting PDF file doPDF 8 User Manual Copyright 2014 Softland 30 doPDF 8 Advanced Links Iw Generate PDF Links m Microsoft Office links M Convert cross document links Iw Use relative paths M Change file extension to PDF M Convert cross reference links Iw Convert Internet links Generate PDF Links If this is checked all links in the current document will be detected and converted as active links in the resulting PDF file Convert cross document links If checked it will convert links pointing to other documents e Use relative paths check this to use non absolute links for file paths i e Documents file pdf instead of C Documents file pdf e Change file extension to PDF when creating cross document links all those pointing to other files can point to PDF files having the same name path in case those will be converted afterwise Convert cross reference links If checked this will convert the cross reference links from Word links that point the reader to various places within the same document Convert Internet links If checked this will convert all hyperlinks pointing to Internet addresses in the resulting PDF document doPDF 8 User Manual Copyright 2014 Softland doPDF 31 1 3 Configuring doPDF 1 3 1 Printing Preferences 1 3 1 1 Settings The main page of the Printing Preferences window allows you to set ba
24. perties window click on Print Test Page 9 You will be prompted to select a location and name for the test PDF file Choose one and click Save 10 After the PDF was created and saved it will open in your default PDF reader and you will see the printed test page To print a test page in Windows Vista XP or Windows 2003 Server doPDF 8 User Manual Copyright 2014 Softland doPDF 13 1 2 2 1 1 Go to Start and click on Printers and Faxes if you have the Classic menu go to Start gt Settings gt Printers and Faxes 2 In the Printers and Faxes window right click doPDF and select Properties 3 In the doPDF Properties window click on Print Test Page 4 You will be prompted to select a location and name for the test PDF file Choose one and click Save 5 After the PDF was created and saved it will open in your default PDF reader and you will see the printed test page Accessing the doPDF Printing Preferences You can access the Printing Preferences window and change the various settings available To access the doPDF Printing Preferences window in Windows 8 1 Go to Start type printers and open from the Settings results Devices and Printers 2 In the Printers section right click doPDF and select Printing Preferences 3 doPDF Printing Preferences window will be displayed and you will have the option to change the various settings available To access the doPDF Printing Preferences window in Windows 7 Vista XP
25. ple copies of the original document in the PDF you can set here if you want the pages collated ordered as P1 P2 P3 P1 P2 P3 or grouped ordered as P1 P1 P2 P2 P3 P3 GRAPHIC Specifies the resolution and scale of the document Resolution You can set the printing resolution between 72 and 2400 dpi by selecting the default values from the drop down list or entering a different value A smaller resolution results in smaller PDF file but lower image quality while a higher resolution means better image quality but bigger PDF file The default value is 300 dpi The resolution can also be set from the printing application Scale You can set the scale of the document from 1 to 400 by entering a value or pressing the Up and Down arrows The scale factor can also be set from the printing application NOTE Some applications allow you to set page size orientation number of copies scale and resolution from their own printing dialogs If you open the doPDF Printing Preferences dialog from the printing application you will see these settings are automatically updated on the first page About The About page of the Printing Preferences contains information about the version you have installed as well as information about other projects developed by Softland link to change the Language and Check for updates doPDF 8 User Manual Copyright 2014 Softland doPDF 33 doPDF doPDF Copyright 2002 2013 Softlan
26. rom Offic e applications 5 0 0 neo paat deaa eee 15 Create PDF from Microsoft Word sise 15 Create PDF from Microsoft Excel 0e Reds ec ches ev ieee nee in de entre 19 Create PDF from Microsoft Powerboimt nn nnEnn EnEn 22 Create PDF from Microsoft Publteher sise 25 Create PDF from Microsoft Vielo iii 28 3 Configuring dOPDF 2 25525 ets ee EES te 31 Printing E E ET 31 le sr mens dan ann ete Man nn nt te nine net 31 About RAM Mi EEE Pre D A de VE de ected ated ge QE E elds nds er es ete ne dde GA eee 32 Language 33 Updates 34 Index 0 doPDF 8 User Manual Copyright 2014 Softland doPDF doPDF 5 1 2 1 2 1 doPDF Installing doPDF System requirements To install doPDF you need administrator rights and one of the following operating systems e Windows 8 8 1 e Windows 8 8 1 64 bit e Windows 7 e Windows 7 64 bit e Windows Server 2012 Windows 2008 Server Windows 2008 Server 64 bit e Windows Vista Windows Vista 64 bit Windows 2003 Server Windows 2003 Server 64 bit e Windows XP SP3 32 bit doPDF requires NET framework installed version 4 If it s not already installed it will prompt the installation of NET during the setup Installation of doPDF will resume automatically after the framework is installed It needs approximately 125MB of free space Using doPDF Introduction With doPDF you can create PDF files in several ways using the doPDF Start page th
27. sic options for the resulting PDF e select the page size i e A4 Letter e choose a different orientation portrait landscape e create multiple copies of the same document e set resolution for images or scale the entire page Settings About Page size Letter Letter 8 1 2x 11in Orientation Portrait C colate L Oundscape Want to create private profiles You can do it with novaPDF With novaPDF Pro you can define different profiles for future use each with its own settings for page size resolution compression fonts document info security save settings and others Try it now laa x PAGE SIZE This group allows you to modify the size of the resulting PDF document You can select a predefined doPDF 8 User Manual Copyright 2014 Softland 32 doPDF 8 1 3 1 2 form from the drop down list ORIENTATION Specifies how the page is positioned Available options are Portrait and Landscape The orientation can also be set from the printing application Portrait Portrait orients the print vertically longest edge of the page is vertical Landscape Landscape orients the print horizontally longest edge of the page is horizontal COPIES Specifies how many copies of the original document you want to include into the PDF and if you want the pages collated Collate If you need multi
28. t to file Preferences Location Comment Find Printer Page Range AI Number of copies 1 Selection Current Page Pages Collate 1 22 33 Pat Canoe doPDF 8 User Manual Copyright 2014 Softland doPDF 9 1 2 2 Using doPDF printer driver advantages e Converts to PDF from any applications It will let you convert to PDF any type of document that supports printing The conversion is done in the same way you would print to a regular printer just that instead of the regular printer you ll have to select the doPDF printer driver Using doPDF printer driver disadvantages e Convert hidden hyperlinks It can convert only visible links in the PDF document i e www novapdf com will be converted but not novapdf com unlike the doPDF add ins for Microsoft Office which can convert hidden hyperlinks too Read more about doPDF printer driver on the Create PDF from any application section Create PDF from any application Creating PDF Files doPDF installs itself as a virtual printer driver To create PDF files from any application you just have to print your documents to the doPDF like you would print to a normal printer or you can start the doPDF Start page from the program group Browse for the document you want to convert and press Create HOW TO CREATE PDF FILES FROM DOCUMENTS CREATED WITH MICROSOFT WORD During installation doPDF will ask if you want to install an add in for Microsoft Offi
29. tion of the resulting PDF ADVANCED This lets you select which printer to use if you want to save the document before converting it or not and convert bookmarks or print the entire workbook doPDF 8 User Manual Copyright 2014 Softland 20 doPDF 8 Advanced Links l Save document before printing Iw Convert document information Use novaPDF printer novaPDF 8 v D Convert sheet names to PDF bookmarks D Print entire workbook Save document before printing When checked it will save any changes done to the currently opened document before doing the conversion to PDF Convert document information If you have any information added via document properties in Word you can have that recognized and transmitted in the PDF as Document Information i e the Author Title Subject Keywords By default this option is checked Use doPDF printer This will detect if you have other editions versions of doPDF installed and you ll be able to select which version edition to use for the current conversion process Convert sheet names to PDF bookmarks If this is checked sheet names from the Excel workbook will become bookmarks in the resulting PDF file Print entire workbook If you have an workbook with several sheets you can convert it entirely to a single PDF document by checking this box doPDF 8 User Manual Copyright 2014 Softland doPDF 21 LINKS This section lets you custo
30. ty images in the resulting PDF files select the High quality images option Embed fonts If this option is checked the fonts used in the original document will be embedded in the PDF file While this ensures you that the recipient will see the PDF with the same fonts used in the original document it also has the disadvantage that the filesize of the resulting PDF is larger than without using the Embed fonts option Only the characters used in the original document will be embedded to avoid having unnecessary font characters included doPDF does font subset embedding PDF VIEWER The resulting PDF will be opened automatically with the default PDF viewer i e Adobe Reader The PDF will be displayed according to the PDF view options set by default in your viewer If you want to display the PDF in a different view i e Single Page Continuous which allows scrolling pages or Two Pages side by side you ll have to go into preferences options for the PDF viewer and change the default viewing options Create PDF from Office applications Create PDF from Microsoft Word During installation doPDF gives the option to install add ins for Microsoft Office applications Word Excel PowerPoint Publisher and Visio By default this option is checked and it will add in Microsoft Word another tab called novaPDF that will let users create PDF files directly from the Office interface by simply clicking a button Create PDF files from Microsoft Word using the
31. ult the Headings 1 9 have an incremental level according to their importance but you can change those For instance if you want the Heading 1 to be of level 5 just select it and change its level and this means that it will be nested to level 4 bookmarks LINKS This section lets you customize how links will be detected and converted in the resulting PDF file doPDF 8 User Manual Copyright 2014 Softland 18 doPDF 8 Advanced Bookmarks Links Generate PDF Links Microsoft Office links Convert cross document links Use relative paths C Change file extension to PDF Convert cross reference links Convert Footnote and Endnote links Convert Internet links Convert links in Header and Footer Generate PDF Links If this is checked all links in the current document will be detected and converted as active links in the resulting PDF file Convert cross document links If checked it will convert links pointing to other documents e Use relative paths check this to use non absolute links for file paths i e Documents file pdf instead of C Documents file pdf e Change file extension to PDF when creating cross document links all those pointing to other files can point to PDF files having the same name path in case those will be converted afterwise Convert cross reference links If checked this will convert the cross reference links from Word links that point the reader to various places within t
32. ve the PDF SAVE OPTIONS Open PDF reader If this option is checked the resulting PDF file will be opened in the default PDF reader If you don t want to see the resulting PDF file automatically uncheck it and click OK Always use this folder If you check this option the path where you will save the PDF will be remembered and offered as a default saving location the next time you will save a PDF By default this is unchecked PDF OPTIONS High quality images If this option is checked the resulting PDF file will be larger than by using the Small file option however the quality of the images will be better This option is recommended if you need a PDF file that s suitable for printing where the quality of images is important If you need a PDF file to put on the web or to send via email you should use the Small file option to reduce its size Medium You can choose this option if you want a balance between the quality of the resulting PDF and its size doPDF 8 User Manual Copyright 2014 Softland doPDF 15 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 Smallest file This option is checked by default and the compression engine used in this case optimizes the resulting size of the PDF file This option is recommended in most cases when you need to send the resulting PDF file via email put it on the web or useit for distribution It s a balance between size of the resulting PDF file and the quality of images so if you need to have higher quali
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