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Questions tagged [print-to-pdf]

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How to Print to Save as PDF from a command line with Chrome or Chromium

Can I print to destination "Save as PDF" from a command line with Chrome or Chromium? I'd like to be able to automatically convert html files to PDF with Chrome's built-in functionality.
ipavlic
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How to print documents to pdf

I like to print PDFs of my documents. I've been using PDFCreator. Is this a good choice, are there any better solutions?
Artur Carvalho
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"Print" webpage to pdf with working hyperlinks

I print a lot of web pages to pdf, using CutePDF. URLs are maintained as active links in the pdf document, but hyperlinks do not generate an active link. Is there any, preferably free, pdf printer that maintains active hyperlinks, when printing…
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How to reduce file size produced by Microsoft Print to PDF?

Before I switched to Win10, I used Adobe Acrobat 8 to print to PDF. The PDF printer included with Windows 10 (Microsoft Print to PDF) produces files that are many times larger than those produced by Acrobat. For example, an old-style Word .doc…
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Preventing Word from converting heading numbers into images during PDF export

Having a document with numbered headings, when I export it into PDF from Word 2013 all numbering is rendered as bitmaps in the PDF instead of text. This happens regardless if I use the built-in "Export—Create PDF/XPS Document" feature or a PDF…
Ondrej Tucny
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How can I convert a djvu to a pdf preserving word searchability?

I have a djvu file in which I can search for specific words. However, If I convert it to pdf (I tried with cutePDF and with the online djvu-pdf tool) the possibility to search for words seems to be lost. How can I convert a djvu file to a pdf…
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Chrome Print - Save as PDF - Print to One Page

When printing via "Save as PDF" in Chrome, how can I make the size of the page fit the webpage dimensions? The page I'm trying to generate a PDF from has a bunch of graphs on it, and I don't plan on printing it to paper - I'd just like to generate a…
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Windows 7 print option wizard rotate some photos from portrait to landscape, how to stop this?

Windows 7 print option wizard rotate some photos from portrait to landscape, how to stop this? When i see photo in windows photo viewer it shows fine.
metal gear solid
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Generate a PDF from a CHM

I have seen many questions about PDF printers around, and I am already using a PDF printer (Bullzip PDF printer). But I can't use a PDF printer to print entire CHM files to PDF. I am using the default CHM viewer in Windows. All I can do is print an…
R. Martinho Fernandes
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Is there a way to unlock PDF documents?

I realize most PDF documents are locked for a reason, but I spend several hours a week editing datasheets provided directly from my vendors to be sent to customers. Obviously it's very annoying and somewhat of a show-stopper when I download a…
NoCatharsis
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How to change default "Print to file..." settings

I have a fresh install of Linux Mint 15. In many applications (gedit, firefox, etc.) I can go to "File > Print..." and see a virtual printer called "Print to file". By default, it prints the PDF to my Home directory, with a vague filename like…
Brian Z
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Excel "Print to PDF" creating multiple files

I am trying to print a workbook to pdf, but for some reason, it is attempting to save to multiple files. About 10 pages want to save in 2-3 pages per file, then the rest (another 15) save to the remaining file, totalling ~6 separate files. This…
Ben
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Adobe distiller: Cambria not found, using Courier

Whenever I try to print to PDF from an MS Word 2007 document, I get this error: Cambria not found, using Courier. (Even though I believe I removed ALL occurrences of Cambria from the document) The pdf doesn't get produced actually, all I get is…
bobobobo
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How to convert a web page into a PDF?

There are many ways to convert a web page to a PDF (online services, bookmarklets, Print to PDF solutions, etc...). But none of these produce a searchable PDF. It seems like they all convert HTML into one gigantic image. Is there anyway to convert…
AngryHacker
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Free PDF printers produce ugly images?

Both PDF Creator and Bulldog PDF Printer produce terrible looking on-screen results with simple images in Word documents (haven't tried from other applications). By simple images, I mean GIF, JPEG or PNG representations of text and line art. For…
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