Depends on the tool you use to covert from Word to PDF. Adobe has a printer installed into Windows and options are available under the printer itself.
This allows any program that can print to create PDF Files. Many other PDF tools can do that as well but Adobe being the "standard" - that's probably what many of us are referring to. /David. David Sommers, Architect | Dialog Medical -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Toppenberg Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 4:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] Scanning and pdf issues. I'm in a Windows environment, but I am still not following you. In my control panel->printers printers folder, there are only my regular printers defined. I don't see any PDF writer. Perhaps that is the way your software is setup, but it's not universal? Kevin On 10/25/05, Michael D. Weisner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is the scanner in a Windows or Linux environment? In Windows, the PDF > Writer properties may be accessed through the Control Panel / Printers / > Printing Preferences. > > Mike > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kevin Toppenberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 2:49 PM > Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] Scanning and pdf issues. > > > Well, this was a form that couldn't be turned into text via OCR. So > it must be saving it as a full graphic file somehow. > > Unfortunately, the pdf writer in my capture program doesn't have the > features you describe. > > I am going to try to find a better capture program. > > Thanks > Kevin > > On 10/25/05, Michael D. Weisner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: "Kevin Toppenberg" Tuesday, October 25, 2005 2:12 PM > > > We had a discussion recently about the advantages of .pdf files for > > > document imaging. So I changed my scanning solution to work with > > > pdf files. > > > > > > Today I am putting this to the test in a production environment. > > > > > > But I am unhappy with the .pdf format. It seems to be HUGE! > > > > > > I am using the software that came with my hp scanjet 4400c. When I > > > scan a single page, it tells me that the B&W image has a file size of > > > 115k. I then specify to save as .pdf file. The size of the .pdf file > > > is the found on the disk to be 3,201 kb! > > > > Please check the resolution (300 DPI ??) on the "Page Setup" for the PDF > > Writer as well as the "Compression Options" I find the best settings are > to > > "downsample images", "compress text and line art" and compress images > using > > ZIP (lossless). I embed all fonts for portability of the pdf file. > > Depending on the content, the file should be slightly larger than a > > compressed TIF. Please note that it will be much larger than a JPEG, > unless > > you use JPEG compression (lossy) of the image data. > > > > > What kind of overhead problem am I dealing with? > > > Are there different levels of compression withing the .pdf? > > > Would a different scan-to-pdf program be more effecient? > > > > > > Can anyone else give me data on their resulting pdf file sizes? > > > > > > Thanks > > > Kevin > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the JBoss Inc. > > Get Certified Today * Register for a JBoss Training Course > > Free Certification Exam for All Training Attendees Through End of 2005 > > Visit http://www.jboss.com/services/certification for more information > > _______________________________________________ > > Hardhats-members mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the JBoss Inc. > Get Certified Today * Register for a JBoss Training Course > Free Certification Exam for All Training Attendees Through End of 2005 > Visit http://www.jboss.com/services/certification for more information > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the JBoss Inc. > Get Certified Today * Register for a JBoss Training Course > Free Certification Exam for All Training Attendees Through End of 2005 > Visit http://www.jboss.com/services/certification for more information > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the JBoss Inc. 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