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Resolution is now fixed to vectors when merging PDF background. Fix for installer on systems where WMI is not available. Suppress errors when running in non interactive mode such as service accounts.

More paper sizes in XPS mode. PrintToPrinter features fixed for running as a shared network printer. Fix for size of background PDF when running as a shared network printer. User interface is now DPI aware. Fonts look nicer in different screen resolutions. Fix for running as a shared printer. Some print jobs looked different when coming from a shared printer.

GUITimeout setting -1 problem fixed by keeping the document collector running until the GUI has finished processing the job. Support for XPS based printer drivers as an alternative to Postscript. This provides better Unicode support. Handles error where a configuration with an encrypted password is moved to another machine. Trial message is now a link for more information. Unicode font support brought back to previous level. New macro tag added. Text extraction was improved.

FIPS compliance detection added for new operating systems. GUITimeout defaults to 0 for better performance on multi user systems. Shows license type on about page. Shows printer window in task bar. New Merge function in API that supports font embedding. Security updates. Enhanced special character support in PDF passwords. New setting 'textfilename' to save the content of the print job as text.

New setting 'textformat' controls if the text file is formatted as Unicode or UTF8. Fix for encryption of PDF versions lower than 1. Default GUI timeout was changed from 0 to 10 minutes for a better merging experience. Fix for commercial distiller PPD to enhance compatibility. Fix for job names on printer queue when sending output to another printer. Installs on Windows Server Preview 4. Ignore empty registry settings. False positive virus detection removed. Support for commercial distiller on file systems without short names.

Fixes file time stamp for attached files. Print to printer after output is created. AllowExecute setting added to the registry to improve security. Commercial distiller now uses Flate image compression by default.

PrinterName context variable added for VBS macros. Fixes problem with save as dialog selection being lost. Fix for Korean Unicode license decoding. New macro to force empty fields such as author and title.

NET 2. Remember last used option set with support for hidden dialogs. Fixes for systems without support for 8. Escaping of characters fixed for job specific runonce file naming. Improved support for file names with regional characters in the Merge function. Updated translations: Swedish, Slovenian, Urdu New hideoptiontabs setting to control which tabs are visible in the options dialog. Fix for hiding run action error dialog in silent mode.

Improvements for non-interactive users. New installer switch: PostScriptLanguageLevel to control the language level of the driver. New installer switch: PostScriptOutputOption to control the output options of the driver. New installer switch: DPI to control the default resolution of the driver. New installer switch: AdvancedFeatures to enable or disable the advanced features of the PostScript driver.

Advanced features of Postscript driver were disabled to fix left to right LTR printing issues. Registration of msscript. Now uses ps2write device for PostScript generation with Ghostscript. More paper sizes added. Translation updates: Polish, Slovak. Fixes installation error: Operation could not be completed error 0x The specified port is unknown. AES bit encryption is now supported with the commercial distiller. Support for macro in watermark text. Improved port monitor reports errors to the event log.

Fixed copying sample configuration files for custom printer names. New LicenseData setting to hold a base64 encoded license string. New IgnoreCopies setting to make only one copy of a document in the PDF instead of the specified number in the print job. New FastTrack setting for fast image creation.

Many features are ignored in fast track mode. Administrators can now use the printer on a remote connection without a professional license. Supports hard coded license levels in redistribution builds. Fix for temporary paths with Unicode characters. Fix for systems with multiple copies of the same font.

Fix for not remembering the last output device. Commercial distiller uses standard encoded fonts. Install option to override default TrueTypeDownload setting. Performance tuning through GSGarbageCollection setting. Option dialog now supports running programs on success and error. Option dialog now supports running program after processing a print job. New setting to control confirmations of folder creation. Advanced option dialog with buttons to edit global.

New options dialog tabs for file upload, running programs, and signing with digital certificates. Supported Ghostscript version is now 9. Improved Unicode support. Belarusian translation added.

New experimental PdfUtil. PrintPdf function in API. More Unicode stuff. One MSI package for both silent and non-silent installation.

Does not set the installed printer as default unless no default printer was selected by the user. Additional registry cleanup in uninstaller. Cleanup of failed print jobs. Support Windows was discontinued.

Image compression is turned on by default. Image compression setting can be changed from the user interface. Digitally sign PDF files using certificates in the certificate store. Improved uninstall routine for cleaner uninstall. GUI encrypts owner and user passwords in configuration files. Fixes loading of option sets with different device settings. Additional GUI improvements and localization. Minor layout issues with high screen DPI settings fixed. Locates Xpdf and Ghostscript Lite packs outside the printer's application folder.

MSI package changed to preserve the default printer and suppress message boxes. Bug Radar removed from Windows 8 Start Menu. Product split in three different versions free, pro, and enterprise. AVG sponsors the free download with an optional offering. Support for PDF compatibility level 1. Built using Visual Studio OwnerPassword and UserPassword settings now support macros.

New macro creates an UTC timestamp. New macro creates a random string of 10 letters and numbers. Support for attaching files inside the PDF document.

Silent MSI package. Support for Windwos 8 RTM was added. Support for Windows 8 Consumer Preview was removed. Print from Metro style applications in Windwos 8. Register assemblies for use with Visual Studio Samples of global. Changes in license file. Print encrypted documents. Writes a job. Support for Windows 8 Consumer Preview 64 bit x Discontinued support for Windows 8 Developer Preview.

Commercial version without Ghostscript dependency available on request. Improved uninstaller. Minor tweaks. Support for Microsoft. NET Framework 4. Limited support for PStill converter was added. Debugging feature named BugRadar was added. CustomGui setting now holds a command line instead of only the executable. Many translations were updated. Now supports re-distilling of encrypted PDF documents. Read this document first - Find your printer in the list of printers and supported applications.

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Related Articles. Article Summary. Part 1. Download a PDF reader. Adobe makes a free reader program that can be downloaded from their website. You can also download readers from a variety of other developers. If you'd rather not download a reader program, most browsers can open PDF files in a browser window. Open the PDF file. Use your reader program to open the PDF, or open it in your browser by dragging the file into the browser window.

This will open a print dialog box displaying various options. Certain readers and web browsers make a Print button available at the top or bottom of the document without having to open the File menu.

In the Print dialog box, you will be able to choose the printer that you want to send the document to. This is especially important if you are in an environment with more than one printer. Check that the printer you selected is either directly connected to the computer or the network you are using and is working perfectly. A sufficient amount of paper should also be loaded in the printer.

If your PDF file is multiple pages and you only need specific ones, use the Range or Pages section of the Print window to set which pages should be sent to the printer. Choose any advanced printing options. Choose advanced printing features by clicking on "Properties" button.

From here a number of selections can be made to the layout, finish, and other features of the PDF file. Additionally, this is where to select whether to print in color or in black and white. The location of features will vary depending on the software you are using to open the PDF file. In Adobe Reader, a front cover as well as a back cover can be printed from the "Cover Mode" tab. In addition, in order to save printer toner "Toner Save" can be selected under "Quality".

This will slightly reduce the quality of the final printed file. An additional way to save paper is to print double-sided by selecting "Two-Sided" under Print Type from the "Layout" tab. Once you have set all of your printing options, you can send it to printer by clicking the Print button.

Your document will be added to the printer queue. Part 2. Check your printer. Before trying any software fixes, ensure that your printer is properly connected and has enough ink and paper to complete the print job.

A paper jam could also cause a document to not print. Try a different document. Try printing something other than a PDF file, such as a Word document.

If the document prints without issue, then the problem is most likely the PDF file. If the document does not print, then your printer may be malfunctioning. Update your printer's drivers. Some printers may have difficulties with PDFs until they are updated.

Visit your printer's manufacturer's website and search for your printer model in the Support section.