"How does she make a PDF?"

[gnubler]

I got a Pooplisher file and based on the laser print I knew right away there were going to be issues. I asked the CSR if the customer could just supply a PDF instead.

"How does she make a PDF?"

Besides losing all signs of life in your facial expressions and dropping your eyes to the ground, how do you normally answer this question? With all the various possible systems & software running on Windows I don't even know where to begin or what to suggest. Do recent versions of Pub have any sort of PDF writer built in? 

[David]

yeah, but with your most recent bout of luck, they probably have the antique version that outputs a piece of stone with carved pictographs!


  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:



In all seriousness, find out what version of Pooplisher they have, and if they have Acrobat installed. They'll need that to write the PDF.

[gnubler]

In all seriousness, find out what version of Pooplisher they have, and if they have Acrobat installed.

"How does she know which version it is?" I can hear it already... 

Acrobat Reader or a full version?

[mwc]

...Do recent versions of Pub have any sort of PDF writer built in? .....

Punisher 2007 has a  Save as PDF and XPS plug-in (have to download it)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=4D951911-3E7E-4AE6-B059-A2E79ED87041&displaylang=en

[David]

In all seriousness, find out what version of Pooplisher they have, and if they have Acrobat installed.

"How does she know which version it is?" I can hear it already... 

Acrobat Reader or a full version?

It will need to be a full version, Reader doesn't come with the Adobe driver to create PDF files

[Joe]

And no matter if you get a Publisher file or a PDF you are going to have to fix it.

I prefer the plug-in that mwc linked. They don't need Acrobat w/distiller if the have it and it has a built in Commercial Printer setting for making the PDF...but it will still need to be "fixed" afterward.

[David]

do you need to take it to the Vet to be "fixed" or will DCS come over and do it?

[Joe]

do you need to take it to the Vet to be "fixed" or will DCS come over and do it?

It's sort of like an in-home circumcision.

[David]

ah, a "do-it-yourself" kit


I'm sure DCS has one, too!

[Joe]

ah, a "do-it-yourself" kit


I'm sure DCS has one, too!

DCS invented it! :shocked:

[DigiCorn]

I have to borrow one from the master, Andrew "Dice" Clay here. Telling a Publisher user how to collect files for output, or how to make a pdf is 'like masturbating with a cheese grater. Amusing, but painful.'

[Tracy]

Matt had suggested we output postcript in RGB (if that's what she has to do)
and convert afterwards. He had other suggestions in another thread.
does anyone remember where the thread is?

[Joe]

Matt had suggested we output postcript in RGB (if that's what she has to do)
and convert afterwards. He had other suggestions in another thread.
does anyone remember where the thread is?

I think basically he meant to NOT let Publisher convert the RGB to CMYK no matter how you make the PDF, leave it RGB to be converted either with Acrobat, Pitstop, or the RIP and I agree because the Publisher conversion is not good on a lot of stuff.

[tuff_gong]

Marksware has an ID plug-in that opens Pub files. I think there's a time-delimited demo.

[tuff_gong]

http://www.markzware.com/pub2id/