PrimoPDF User Guide, Version 5

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PrimoPDF User Guide, Version 5.0

Getting Started ....................................................................................................................................................3 Installing PrimoPDF ............................................................................................................................................3 Reference Links ...................................................................................................................................................4 Uninstallation .......................................................................................................................................................5 Creating PDF Documents ..................................................................................................................................5 PrimoPDF Document Settings ..........................................................................................................................6

PDF Creation Profiles ..................................................................................................................................6 Document Properties .........................................................................................................................................8 PDF Security.........................................................................................................................................................8 Post Process Actions ........................................................................................................................................ 10 PrimoPDF Program Options .......................................................................................................................... 11

Program Update Manager ...................................................................................................................... 11 PDF Creation Settings .............................................................................................................................. 11 PrimoPDF Notifications ............................................................................................................................ 12 Troubleshooting Tools............................................................................................................................. 13 PrimoPDF Custom Creation Profile............................................................................................................... 13 Customizing your PDF output................................................................................................................. 13 Downsampling Methods ......................................................................................................................... 14 Color Categories....................................................................................................................................... 15

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Getting Started

To install and run PrimoPDF efficiently, your computer should be set up as follows: ? Microsoft?: Windows? 2000, Windows NT?, Windows XP?, Windows Server? 2003, Windows Vista?, or Windows 7? ? A minimum of 30Mb of free hard-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. Browse to to download one of the two installers available for 32 and 64bit versions of Windows?. Ensure that the version you download corresponds to your operating-system.

2. When prompted, select a download location which you can find easily, such as your `Desktop' or `My Documents' folder, and click OK.

3. When the download is complete, double-click the file named FreewarePrimoPDFXX.exe (XX being a 2-digit number) which would have appeared in the location you selected in the previous step.

4. Follow the simple instructions to complete the installation. A system-restart is NOT required.

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5. In the Windows? Start menu, browse to All Programs > Primo PDF and click PrimoPDF Options. In the PrimoPDF interface, click on About PrimoPDF to access various online resources or to check for updates.

NOTE: PrimoPDF requires the Microsoft .NET 2.0 Framework. If the .NET Framework is not detected during the install process you will be prompted to install it. Click Install .NET to install the Windows Installer 3.1, followed by the .NET Framework. Upon completion, the PrimoPDF installer will automatically resume.

Reference Links

In the Windows Start menu, browse to All Programs >Nitro PDF and click PrimoPDF Options. In the PrimoPDF interface, click on About PrimoPDF to access useful online resources.

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Uninstallation

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To uninstall PrimoPDF:

In the Windows Start menu, browse to All Programs >PrimoPDF and click on the Uninstall menu-item. This will immediately complete the uninstall routine.

Creating PDF Documents

PrimoPDF installs itself as a virtual printer in the Windows Printers and Faxes device group. This allows any software with print functionality to output files to PrimoPDF for quick and easy PDF conversion.

To convert a document to PDF: 1. Open a document in your authoring program (e.g. Microsoft Word), and select File >Print. 2. In the printer dialog, select PrimoPDF from the dropdown menu and click OK to complete the print, and launch the PrimoPDF interface. 3. Select a Creation Profile for the document quality you need to achieve. A detailed explanation can be found in the PDF Creation profiles section of this guide.

4. Select the Save As dropdown menu to set a name and location for the created PDF. ? Ask when creating PDF ? Allows you to rename the PDF and select a save-location. ? Specific Folder ? Allows you to select a save-location while using the name of the document which is being converted. This option returns you to the PrimoPDF interface should you wish to change other settings for the same conversion.

5. Click the Create PDF button to convert your document.

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PrimoPDF User Guide, Version 5.0 6. If the destination of the PDF already contains a file with the same name, the File Exists dialog

will prompt you to Overwrite the file or Append the conversion to the existing PDF. 7. Alternatively, if you wish to save the PDF under a different name of directory, just click Cancel

and you will be returned to the Save As dialog. 8. Once your settings are committed, the converted PDF will automatically open in your default

PDF viewer. This behavior can be changed from the Post Process dropdown menu.

Hint: A quick and easy way to convert a document to PDF format is to drag and drop the document on the PrimoPDF desktop shortcut, and the conversion will be performed.

Hint: PrimoPDF allows you to configure the default behavior for the File Exists dialog to automatically overwrite, or append the document without prompting. These settings are explained further in the PrimoPDF Document Settings section of this guide.

PrimoPDF Document Settings

PDF Creation Profiles

PrimoPDF offers five output templates which allow you to create PDF files at an optimized size and quality level, depending on the intended use of the PDF document.

? Screen ? Creates a PDF optimized for on-screen viewing. This configuration creates small PDF files and reduces the image resolution to 72dpi, which may reduce print quality.

? eBook ? Creates a PDF adapted for eBook publishing. This configuration creates average-sized PDF files and compresses all images, while optimizing the file for downloading and viewing on a variety of screens.

? Print ? Creates a PDF which is better adapted for printing on most home and office printers. This configuration creates high-resolution PDF files, but does not embed fonts.

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PrimoPDF User Guide, Version 5.0 ? Prepress ? Creates a PDF optimized for printing on commercial-quality printers. This

configuration creates large PDF files with high-resolution images and embedded fonts, for results of a quality-level consistent to the system on which the PDF was generated. ? Custom ? Enables you to specify custom settings for your PDF output. Refer to the PrimoPDF Custom Creation Profile section of this guide for further details.

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