Re(2): MacGroup: PDF question

2004-05-10 Thread Harry Jacobson-Beyer
Reply-To: macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu Date: Sun, 9 May 2004 21:56:10 -0400 To: Macusergroup macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu Subject: MacGroup: PDF question I create pdf's by printing my Appleworks document and instead of hitting the print button I save the document as a pdf

MacGroup: PDF question

2004-05-10 Thread Lee Larson
On May 10, 2004, at 9:50 PM, Marta Edie asked: This is not exactly in the same vein, but what I have found out, that, when I download a PDF file in Acrobat and have it sit on the desktop and then want to name it something more suitable, it changes into a plain white icon and won't respond

MacGroup: PDF question

2004-05-10 Thread Marta Edie
This is not exactly in the same vein, but what I have found out, that, when I download a PDF file in Acrobat and have it sit on the desktop and then want to name it something more suitable, it changes into a plain white icon and won't respond anymore. Other files I can rename and the content

MacGroup: PDF question

2004-05-10 Thread Marta Edie
Lee, thanks ever so much! I tried it with extension. It works. Should have asked that question a long time ago. Marta On May 10, 2004, at 22:03, Lee Larson wrote: On May 10, 2004, at 9:50 PM, Marta Edie asked: This is not exactly in the same vein, but what I have found out, that, when I

MacGroup: PDF question

2004-05-10 Thread Robert Klein
I have found that running the file through Acrobat Pro instead of using the print command works more reliably. Still, there are anomalies with almost all pdf files, I find. For example, if you download a pdf form and fill in the blanks, you can't save the file with the blanks filled in even

Re(2): MacGroup: PDF question

2004-05-10 Thread Harry Jacobson-Beyer
There's only one even remotely large graphic element in one of the files and several smaller ones. I'll remove the graphics and see if they can print. Thanks. Harry Sunday, May 9, 200410:15 PMandrew arnolda0arno01 at Louisville.edu Are you using a lot of drop shadows and other translucent

Re(2): MacGroup: PDF question

2004-05-10 Thread Lee Larson
On May 10, 2004, at 7:26 AM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer asked: So, is there anything to do about this? Or should I switch to classic to create the pdf? In the print dialog box, try using the option to reduce file size under the ColorSync popup. This optimizes some of the embedded fonts and

Re(2): MacGroup: PDF question

2004-05-10 Thread Mike Garton
PDFs are very tricky the rendering engine behind the PDF makes all the difference. Other factors include the type of printer you are printing to (network, IP, Samba, PostScript, PCL/PCL6 etc.), OS, security, and like mentioned earlier, what the content of the PDF is. For example, I created a

Re(2): MacGroup: PDF question

2004-05-10 Thread Harry Jacobson-Beyer
Reply-To: macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu Date: Sun, 9 May 2004 21:56:10 -0400 To: Macusergroup macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu Subject: MacGroup: PDF question I create pdf's by printing my Appleworks document and instead of hitting the print button I save the document as a pdf

MacGroup: PDF question

2004-05-09 Thread andrew arnold
Are you using a lot of drop shadows and other translucent graphics? These can really make a PDF crash and burn on other machines. I usually have to use trial and error, deleting certain elements, creating a new PDF, and narrowing that down until I find an element that is causing the problem.

MacGroup: PDF question

2004-05-09 Thread Harry Jacobson-Beyer
I create pdf's by printing my Appleworks document and instead of hitting the print button I save the document as a pdf. Several people, to whom I've sent these pdf's via email, and who have PC'S can open them but not print them. If I send them to my wife's PC, she has no problem printing them.

MacGroup: PDF question

2004-05-09 Thread Bill Holt
: PDF question I create pdf's by printing my Appleworks document and instead of hitting the print button I save the document as a pdf. Several people, to whom I've sent these pdf's via email, and who have PC'S can open them but not print them. If I send them to my wife's PC, she has no problem