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===== Sending Trees by E-mail ===== | ===== Sending Trees by E-mail ===== | ||
The best way to send PediTree output in electronic form whilst preserving the layout is to | The best way to send PediTree output in electronic form whilst preserving the layout is to | ||
- | make a Portable Document Format (PDF) file from it and send that. | + | make a Portable Document Format (PDF) file from it and send that. How? See below. |
- | A PDF file can be displayed by using | + | A PDF file can be displayed by using a suitable program. |
- | a suitable program, often pre-installed on a new computer. The standard program for this is //Adobe Acrobat Reader//, | + | |
- | which is readily available at no cost on many magazine-cover CD-ROMs, | + | |
- | with some purchased applications, | + | |
- | //Foxit Reader//, | + | |
+ | ==== Producing PDF Files ==== | ||
There are several different ways to produce a PDF file from PediTree output without spending much money. | There are several different ways to produce a PDF file from PediTree output without spending much money. | ||
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. | ||
- | The writer uses PDF Creator, available from http:// | + | The writer uses PDFCreator. This appears as a Windows printer called |
- | Once downloaded and installed, this appears as a Windows printer called //PDF Creator//. | + | If you select this printer to ' |
- | If you select this printer to ' | + | filename for the PDF output. The result is then automatically displayed. Here is a {{faq: |
- | filename for the PDF output. Here is a {{faq: | + | |
Other software suggested by contributors to the PUG-L mailing-list is: | Other software suggested by contributors to the PUG-L mailing-list is: | ||
- | * Use a Windows printer-driver to produce a PostScript output file, such as the HP1200PS driver supplied with most versions of Windows. Then use Acrobat Distiller (expensive) or Ghostscript (free from http:// | ||
* PDF995 from http:// | * PDF995 from http:// | ||
* PDFill from http:// | * PDFill from http:// | ||
+ | * Use a Windows printer-driver to produce a PostScript output file, such as the HP1200PS driver supplied with most versions of Windows. Then use Acrobat Distiller (expensive) or Ghostscript (free from http:// | ||
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==== Other Uses of Print to PDF ==== | ==== Other Uses of Print to PDF ==== | ||
- | As well as providing files for easy sharing, printing to PDF provides a way to check the layout of a proposed Table or Tree without | + | As well as providing files for easy sharing, printing to PDF provides a way to check the layout of a proposed Table or Tree without actually spending ink and paper. |
- | actually spending ink and paper. | + | |
It is also possible to produce PDF files for large-format printing. | It is also possible to produce PDF files for large-format printing. | ||
- | Set that paper-size in your PDF printer, produce the file and take it to a local shop that can print it for you. That is, after you | + | Set that paper-size in your PDF printer, produce the file and take it to a local shop that can print it for you. That is, after you have checked it on-screen first, of course. |
- | have checked it on-screen first, of course. | + | |
+ | ==== Installing PDF Creator ==== | ||
+ | This can be downloaded from http:// | ||
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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. | ||
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+ | ==== Foxit Reader ==== | ||
+ | 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:// | ||
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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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+ | There' | ||
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+ | == Configuration == | ||
+ | On installation, | ||
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+ | One other irritation is that updating Foxit destroys your settings. | ||
faq/makepdf.txt · Last modified: 2021/02/19 18:41 by Colin Liebenrood