PrimoPDF Version 4.
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Table of Contents Getting Started .................................................................................................. 1 Installing PrimoPDF ................................................................................... 1 Uninstalling PrimoPDF ................................................................................ 1 Creating PDFs.................................................................................................... 2 Configuring PrimoPDF Options .....................
PrimoPDF Version 4.0 User Manual Getting Started To install PrimoPDF, your computer should be equipped with the following: • Microsoft® Windows® 2000, Windows NT®, Windows® XP, Windows Server® 2003, or Windows Vista®. • A minimum of 30 MB of available disk space. NOTE: Additional disk space may be required, depending on the size and type of files being converted. Installing PrimoPDF To install PrimoPDF 1. Download the PrimoPDF installer from www.PrimoPDF.com.
PrimoPDF Version 4.0 User Manual Creating PDFs PrimoPDF installs as a PDF printer. This means you can use PrimoPDF to print your documents to PDF from any program on your computer. To create a PDF 1. From the document-authoring program, choose File>Print. 2. Select the PrimoPDF printer from the list of available printers and click OK. Figure 2. Selecting the PrimoPDF printer 3. The PrimoPDF window appears. Enter a name and location for the PDF file. You can also set other PrimoPDF options at this time.
PrimoPDF Version 4.0 User Manual Figure 4. ‘File Exists’ window NOTE: PrimoPDF Program Options allow you to choose whether to overwrite or append an existing PDF, when a PDF with the same name is encountered. See PrimoPDF Program Options for details. NOTE: By default, the PDF will automatically be opened in your default PDF viewer. • To change the action to take upon PDF completion (e.g. automatically attach the PDF to an email message), refer to PrimoPDF Post Process Options.
PrimoPDF Version 4.0 User Manual Configuring PrimoPDF Options PDF Output Options PrimoPDF includes five PDF output options, each of which can be used to produce PDF files at an optimized file size and quality level, depending on how you intend to use the document. Figure 5. PrimoPDF PDF Output Options Screen. Produces a PDF optimized for screen viewing. This configuration creates small PDF files and reduces image resolution to 72 dpi, which may reduce print quality. Print.
PrimoPDF Version 4.0 User Manual Document Properties PrimoPDF Document Properties allows you to specify a title, subject, author, and keywords for your PDF document. This supplies users with basic information about the document, and provides a useful way to search for information. To set Document Properties 1. From the PrimoPDF window, under Document Properties, click Change. Figure 6. Accessing Document Properties 2. In the Document Properties window, enter the desired properties and click OK. Figure 7.
PrimoPDF Version 4.0 User Manual Security PrimoPDF enables you to set security for your PDF document, so that you can control the types of actions users can perform on the file. To set PDF Security 1. From the PrimoPDF window, under PDF Security, click Change. Figure 8. Accessing PDF Security Options 2. In the Document Security window, enter the desired settings and click OK. Figure 9. ‘Document Security’ window Copyright 2008, activePDF, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
PrimoPDF Version 4.0 User Manual Open Password. This setting enables you to require that users supply the specified password in order to open and view the PDF. Require a password to open the document. Select this option to specify a password to be used when opening the PDF. Permissions. These settings enable you to specify additional PDF security options. Require a password to change security settings and access specific functions.
PrimoPDF Version 4.0 User Manual • Enable text access for screen reader devices for the visually impaired. If checked, allows screen reading software to access the textual content in your file, for reading aloud. Always Use These Settings. If set, PrimoPDF will apply the selected Security settings (including password(s)) to subsequent PDFs. PrimoPDF Post Process Options PrimoPDF’s Post Process options allow you to specify an action to take once the PDF creation process is complete. Figure 10.
PrimoPDF Version 4.0 User Manual PrimoPDF Program Options PrimoPDF’s Program Options enable you to control how the program operates. To set PrimoPDF Program Options 1. From the PrimoPDF window, choose Options. Figure 11. Accessing PrimoPDF Program Options 2. In the Program Options window, configure the options you wish to set and click OK. Figure 12. ‘Program Options’ window Configuration to Use. Allows you to select from one of the following predefined configurations. • Ebook.
PrimoPDF Version 4.0 User Manual • Default. If selected, PrimoPDF will create a PDF using its default settings, designed for output intended for a wide variety of uses. When Opening PDF Files Use. Allows you to select which application to use when opening the created PDF files, once the conversion is complete. • Default PDF Viewer. If selected, PrimoPDF will attempt to open the created PDF in the program specified in Windows as the default program to use when opening files with the .PDF extension.
PrimoPDF Version 4.0 User Manual Setting PrimoPDF Custom Preferences Customizing your PDF output PrimoPDF enables you to customize your PDF files by configuring a number of PDF output options. To configure PrimoPDF Custom Settings 1. From the PrimoPDF window, choose Custom. Figure 14. Accessing PrimoPDF Custom Settings 2. In the Custom PDF Settings window, select from the list of categories on the left to access the settings you wish to change. Figure 15. Choosing a Category 3.
PrimoPDF Version 4.0 User Manual General Settings The General pane allows you to set custom settings for your PDF output. Figure 16. General Settings PDF Version. Sets the PDF version for compatibility with PDF viewing and editing applications. • PDF Version 1.2. Compatible with Adobe Reader version 3.0 or later. • PDF Version 1.3. Compatible with Adobe Reader version 4.0 or later. • PDF Version 1.4. Compatible with Adobe Reader version 5.0 or later. • PDF Version 1.5.
PrimoPDF Version 4.0 User Manual Color Image Settings The Color pane enables you to set options to be used in creating a PDF that contains color images. Figure 17. Color Images Downsampling. Downsampling is used to help reduce the size of your outputted PDF file. It allows you to optimize the images in the PDF to achieve the best balance between visual quality and file size. Downsampling reduces an image’s resolution (to the resolution specified) by discarding pixels.
PrimoPDF Version 4.0 User Manual Downsampling Threshold. Reduces image resolution to assist in reducing the PDF file size. You can establish a color image resolution threshold. Any images having a resolution above the value specified will be downsampled to the resolution specified. Convert CMYK to RGB for onscreen viewing. Converts color images from the CMYK color model (used for printing) to the RGB color model (used for onscreen display).
PrimoPDF Version 4.0 User Manual • Subsample. Subsampling means that PrimoPDF takes a pixel from a sampled area and replaces the entire area with the selected pixel. Subsampling results in smaller file sizes and faster PDF creation, but you may notice a decrease in visual quality. • Bicubic. When bicubic downsampling is applied, PrimoPDF uses bicubic interpolation to generate new pixel values.
PrimoPDF Version 4.0 User Manual • Don’t downsample. With this option selected, PrimoPDF does not downsample the images in your PDF file. This option produces the highest quality of output, and should be used if you are creating PDF files for printing to a commercial quality printer. • Average. When average downsampling is selected, PrimoPDF averages neighboring pixels, replacing pixels of similar value with the average pixel color.
