Lunatic Notes » document handling http://lunatic.web.id Rants about tech and design Fri, 22 May 2009 11:28:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 How to save/print a document as PDF http://lunatic.web.id/windows/how-to-saveprint-a-document-as-pdf/ http://lunatic.web.id/windows/how-to-saveprint-a-document-as-pdf/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:12:25 +0000 anima http://lunatic.web.id/?p=117 For Mac users, this is as simple as hitting Command + P and select Save as PDF. Windows users, you are not so lucky, Windows does not have this function built-in. As usual, we’re going to have to install a third party application work our way around this limitation.

We have a wide range of selection to help overcome the issue, but we’re going to use the cheapest and quickest one around: CutePDF Writer.

Installation

First we’ll download the free version of CutePDF Writer here, and then run the installer.

PDF Writer installation

The installer will then prompt to download and install PS2PDF converter from CutePDF’s website, click yes and wait for the download and install to complete. Note: this requires working internet connection.

PDF Writer installation

Done and done, now you can check your Control Panel > Printers and Other Hardware > View installed printers to check if the PDF Writer has been successfully installed.

How to use

Using PDF Writer is very simple, since it is installed as a printer what you have to do is to print your document with it. Do as you usually do to print (Ctrl + P) and select CutePDF Writer as your printer.

Using PDF Writer

Proceed to the next printing step and you will be asked where you’d like to save the .pdf file. Choose a location and click save. That’s just about it, pretty easy huh?

Now you can print .pdf files from any application (given the app has the print functionality) in Windows :)

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