Re: [users] Re: Printing Brochures to PDF
Mark C. Miller wrote: For $10 I bought a neat little toy. There's a strap that goes around the wrist with a metal plate under part of it. The other end is an alligator clip to attach to the case. Static solved. Or at least that's what the package says. That's an anti-static wrist strap. I've often used those when working on circuit boards. There should be a fairly high resistance between that metal plate and the clip, so that if you touch something that's live, you won't electrocute yourself. That resistance will not make much of a difference with static discharge. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
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On Sun, 10 Jan 2010 12:11:37 -0500, James Knott wrote: > Dotan Cohen wrote: >>> Also, ensure the power is disconnected while cleaning a computer. >>> >>> >> Actually, if I don't have a ground-only cable handy (that I made from a >> regular power cable) then I prefer to leave the electricity connected >> so long as I'm not working on the motherboard, especially at people's >> homes where I might be standing on carpet, etc. The dangerous current >> is all in the sealed PSU, and the ground circuit will help prevent >> static-related problems (which tend to kill memory, but not all at >> once). >> >> >> > That is why I said to touch the case with the other hand. The problem > is the static potential between you and the computer. Touching a bare > metal part of the case will dissipate the static electricity to the > case. Connecting the case to the power ground will do nothing to reduce > any static between you and the computer. Also, having the computer > plugged in means there are some powered components, even when the > computer is switched off. Many computers do not have the rear panel > switch that can be used to kill the power completely. For $10 I bought a neat little toy. There's a strap that goes around the wrist with a metal plate under part of it. The other end is an alligator clip to attach to the case. Static solved. Or at least that's what the package says. mcm - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Re: Printing Brochures to PDF
Larry Gusaas wrote: On 2010/01/07 10:28 PM Barbara Duprey wrote: Larry Gusaas wrote: On 2010/01/07 7:27 PM Barbara Duprey wrote: That's what I'd hoped, but when I actually tried it, the text was way off-center towards the center fold (when compared to the same file sent directly to the printer). Each page image is significantly smaller on the PDF version (for example, the back page goes from about 4-3/8" x 7-5/16", to 4" x 6-11/16"), with the outside margin going from 1/2" to 7/8" and the inside margin also smaller. Oops! Forgot about that. Sorry. I had already adjusted my templates to take that into account. That's OK -- when you've been doing something for a long time it's hard to remember back at the beginning! But if you happen to have a template you think would work for me :-)I'm still hoping that I can get back to where I can use a PDF pseudo-printer, there are others I might try. Sure don't know why suddenly stopped working for me, though! I don't have a template close to your formating, but try this. Under Format/Page: Change Page Layout to 'Mirrored' Keep inner margin the same as you currently have for left margin Reduce the size of outer, top, and bottom margins by about .3". This should get you close. You can fine tune it after. You might also increase font size by 1 pt to compensate for shrinkage when printing. Thanks for this good advice, Larry. I'm getting a new computer, and if I can't get a PDF pseudo-printer to work properly (unscaled output, side-by-side layout), I'll know what to do. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Re: Printing Brochures to PDF
Dotan Cohen wrote: The direct printing works fine, but thanks for the tip about the page preview. And the printing to PrimoPDF worked fine until last night, between two tries. The first worked; on a different document with the same layout,but only four pages. Then when the second one brought up Adobe, it insisted that I'd have to install a printer first before I could print! When I did that, I got an error about spooling, and then things just went from bad to worse. At one point, after I'd uninstalled and reinstalled PrimoPDF, there were suddenly no printers defined in my system at all (until I restarted). This hasn't been a lot of fun. And I still think that Export to PDF should create the same page layout as direct printing does -- or at least respond in some way to the Brochure setting in Options, allowing the layout to be established. Anyway, now when I use PriomoPDF I get a message "Spooler Subsystem App stopped working and was closed". -- and if I continue, I get a PDF with page 8 beside part of page 1, and nothing for the other pages. It's really frustrating. Are other system drivers disappearing, or just printer drivers? Even if your hardware works, it might not be using the proper driver. Check them and let us know. There might be something (malicious) that is trying to intercept data over the driver APIs. I haven't had the printer drivers disappear again, but I do keep getting the Spooler Subsystem App message I quoted above. As far as I know, no other drivers are going missing, and I get no other error messages from Vista, or from my firewall or AV programs. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Re: Printing Brochures to PDF
> The direct printing works fine, but thanks for the tip about the page > preview. And the printing to PrimoPDF worked fine until last night, between > two tries. The first worked; on a different document with the same > layout,but only four pages. Then when the second one brought up Adobe, it > insisted that I'd have to install a printer first before I could print! When > I did that, I got an error about spooling, and then things just went from > bad to worse. At one point, after I'd uninstalled and reinstalled PrimoPDF, > there were suddenly no printers defined in my system at all (until I > restarted). This hasn't been a lot of fun. And I still think that Export to > PDF should create the same page layout as direct printing does -- or at > least respond in some way to the Brochure setting in Options, allowing the > layout to be established. Anyway, now when I use PriomoPDF I get a message > "Spooler Subsystem App stopped working and was closed". -- and if I > continue, I get a PDF with page 8 beside part of page 1, and nothing for the > other pages. It's really frustrating. > Are other system drivers disappearing, or just printer drivers? Even if your hardware works, it might not be using the proper driver. Check them and let us know. There might be something (malicious) that is trying to intercept data over the driver APIs. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Re: Printing Brochures to PDF
> Vacuum it out - don't blow air into it as that will just redistribute > the dust and hairballs. Occasionally I make some pretty good spending > money from laptop users that would use compressed air etc., to "clean" > their laptops; the only think that does is pack the dust in deeper. > So does vacuuming, if done in the direction of the airflow. If the laptop cannot be disassembled, then a soft brush on the intake (usually under the laptop) and maybe a cotton swab. But most laptops can be easily disassembled and properly cleaned. My Dell gets that treatment twice a year, otherwise the long doghair clogs it up to 50 degrees at idle! > Also find an online maintenance manual, take off the keyboard etc., and > vacuum the system board. If you're technically inclined, remove the cpu > fan/cooler, clean those, and put a new dab of thermal heat sink compound > on the cpu & reassemble. My guess is that will take care of the bulk of > your problems so that you can safely return to posting about OOo :-) > I wouldn't recommend disassembling the heat sink. The heat sink of most laptops transfers hear via copper tubing to the fan, and the dissipator (is there a better word in English) at the fan end can be cleaned just fine. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
[users] Re: Printing Brochures to PDF
On 2010/01/07 10:28 PM Barbara Duprey wrote: Larry Gusaas wrote: On 2010/01/07 7:27 PM Barbara Duprey wrote: That's what I'd hoped, but when I actually tried it, the text was way off-center towards the center fold (when compared to the same file sent directly to the printer). Each page image is significantly smaller on the PDF version (for example, the back page goes from about 4-3/8" x 7-5/16", to 4" x 6-11/16"), with the outside margin going from 1/2" to 7/8" and the inside margin also smaller. Oops! Forgot about that. Sorry. I had already adjusted my templates to take that into account. That's OK -- when you've been doing something for a long time it's hard to remember back at the beginning! But if you happen to have a template you think would work for me :-)I'm still hoping that I can get back to where I can use a PDF pseudo-printer, there are others I might try. Sure don't know why suddenly stopped working for me, though! I don't have a template close to your formating, but try this. Under Format/Page: Change Page Layout to 'Mirrored' Keep inner margin the same as you currently have for left margin Reduce the size of outer, top, and bottom margins by about .3". This should get you close. You can fine tune it after. You might also increase font size by 1 pt to compensate for shrinkage when printing. -- Larry I. Gusaas Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Canada Website: http://larry-gusaas.com "An artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind theirs." - Edgard Varese - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Re: Printing Brochures to PDF
Larry Gusaas wrote: On 2010/01/07 7:27 PM Barbara Duprey wrote: Larry Gusaas wrote: On 2010/01/07 4:22 PM Barbara Duprey wrote: Larry Gusaas wrote: I'm using version 9.2. The feature may be new in version 9. You can find it in the print dialogue under "Page Scaling:". Ah! I missed that one somehow -- didn't think of this as a scaling issue, and I'd have to redesign my pages to cope with this setting. It's not intended to be scaled, and as is, the content goes way in toward the fold. I think it's reducing everything. With different page styles and margin settings, I could probably make this work. But I'd have to work with all the other folks who sometimes do the printing, since it changes the process. Thanks for the pointer, though! No need to redesign your pages. I downloaded your file and see that it is sized 51/2" by 81/2". Reader, using "Booklet Printing" will print it properly on 81/2" x 11" paper. That's what I'd hoped, but when I actually tried it, the text was way off-center towards the center fold (when compared to the same file sent directly to the printer). Each page image is significantly smaller on the PDF version (for example, the back page goes from about 4-3/8" x 7-5/16", to 4" x 6-11/16"), with the outside margin going from 1/2" to 7/8" and the inside margin also smaller. Oops! Forgot about that. Sorry. I had already adjusted my templates to take that into account. That's OK -- when you've been doing something for a long time it's hard to remember back at the beginning! But if you happen to have a template you think would work for me :-)I'm still hoping that I can get back to where I can use a PDF pseudo-printer, there are others I might try. Sure don't know why suddenly stopped working for me, though! - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
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On 2010/01/07 7:27 PM Barbara Duprey wrote: Larry Gusaas wrote: On 2010/01/07 4:22 PM Barbara Duprey wrote: Larry Gusaas wrote: I'm using version 9.2. The feature may be new in version 9. You can find it in the print dialogue under "Page Scaling:". Ah! I missed that one somehow -- didn't think of this as a scaling issue, and I'd have to redesign my pages to cope with this setting. It's not intended to be scaled, and as is, the content goes way in toward the fold. I think it's reducing everything. With different page styles and margin settings, I could probably make this work. But I'd have to work with all the other folks who sometimes do the printing, since it changes the process. Thanks for the pointer, though! No need to redesign your pages. I downloaded your file and see that it is sized 51/2" by 81/2". Reader, using "Booklet Printing" will print it properly on 81/2" x 11" paper. That's what I'd hoped, but when I actually tried it, the text was way off-center towards the center fold (when compared to the same file sent directly to the printer). Each page image is significantly smaller on the PDF version (for example, the back page goes from about 4-3/8" x 7-5/16", to 4" x 6-11/16"), with the outside margin going from 1/2" to 7/8" and the inside margin also smaller. Oops! Forgot about that. Sorry. I had already adjusted my templates to take that into account. -- Larry I. Gusaas Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Canada Website: http://larry-gusaas.com "An artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind theirs." - Edgard Varese - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
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On 01/07/2010 05:48 PM, Barbara Duprey wrote: > NoOp wrote: ... >> Vacuum it out - don't blow air into it as that will just redistribute >> the dust and hairballs. Occasionally I make some pretty good spending >> money from laptop users that would use compressed air etc., to "clean" >> their laptops; the only think that does is pack the dust in deeper. >> > > Oops -- got me! I tried to blow basically across the keyboard, rather > then into it, but I had already been having trouble, and I thought > that might help! >> Also find an online maintenance manual, take off the keyboard etc., and >> vacuum the system board. If you're technically inclined, remove the cpu >> fan/cooler, clean those, and put a new dab of thermal heat sink compound >> on the cpu & reassemble. My guess is that will take care of the bulk of >> your problems so that you can safely return to posting about OOo :-) >> > > I may take a *really* deep breath and try that, although I'm a software > type, not a hardware one! Will a regular size hand-held vacuum cleaner > work, or do I need one especially designed for this type of thing? > Thanks a million for your help here, it may at least keep me from > killing my next laptop! I use a regular vacuum cleaner. Just to be safe, put an old nylon over the hose so if you suck up chips, keys, or bits (like screws that have worked their way loose off the board, so they don't get sucked in :-) - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
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NoOp wrote: On 01/07/2010 04:36 PM, Barbara Duprey wrote: Dotan Cohen wrote: I suspect my system may be slowly dying, strange things are happening frequently "Strange things" is usually one of three things; 1) overheating CPU 2) bad memory 3) faulty power supply I would start checking them in that order. It's an Acer laptop, used in a far from sterile environment (sitting on my lap, with three cats contributing their hair) for a couple of years. I wouldn't be surprised if it had any or all of those problems, but it would probably cost about as much to get it fixed as to replace it. It also has a tricky hinge, when I've closed it there tend to be display problems until I find just the right spot. I think I'll take this opportunity to get a new laptop! :-) Vacuum it out - don't blow air into it as that will just redistribute the dust and hairballs. Occasionally I make some pretty good spending money from laptop users that would use compressed air etc., to "clean" their laptops; the only think that does is pack the dust in deeper. Oops -- got me! I tried to blow basically across the keyboard, rather then into it, but I had already been having trouble, and I thought that might help! Also find an online maintenance manual, take off the keyboard etc., and vacuum the system board. If you're technically inclined, remove the cpu fan/cooler, clean those, and put a new dab of thermal heat sink compound on the cpu & reassemble. My guess is that will take care of the bulk of your problems so that you can safely return to posting about OOo :-) I may take a *really* deep breath and try that, although I'm a software type, not a hardware one! Will a regular size hand-held vacuum cleaner work, or do I need one especially designed for this type of thing? Thanks a million for your help here, it may at least keep me from killing my next laptop! - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Re: Printing Brochures to PDF
Larry Gusaas wrote: On 2010/01/07 4:22 PM Barbara Duprey wrote: Larry Gusaas wrote: I'm using version 9.2. The feature may be new in version 9. You can find it in the print dialogue under "Page Scaling:". Ah! I missed that one somehow -- didn't think of this as a scaling issue, and I'd have to redesign my pages to cope with this setting. It's not intended to be scaled, and as is, the content goes way in toward the fold. I think it's reducing everything. With different page styles and margin settings, I could probably make this work. But I'd have to work with all the other folks who sometimes do the printing, since it changes the process. Thanks for the pointer, though! No need to redesign your pages. I downloaded your file and see that it is sized 51/2" by 81/2". Reader, using "Booklet Printing" will print it properly on 81/2" x 11" paper. That's what I'd hoped, but when I actually tried it, the text was way off-center towards the center fold (when compared to the same file sent directly to the printer). Each page image is significantly smaller on the PDF version (for example, the back page goes from about 4-3/8" x 7-5/16", to 4" x 6-11/16"), with the outside margin going from 1/2" to 7/8" and the inside margin also smaller. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
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On 01/07/2010 04:36 PM, Barbara Duprey wrote: > Dotan Cohen wrote: >>> I suspect my system may be slowly dying, strange things >>> are happening frequently >>> >> >> "Strange things" is usually one of three things; >> 1) overheating CPU >> 2) bad memory >> 3) faulty power supply >> >> I would start checking them in that order. > > It's an Acer laptop, used in a far from sterile environment (sitting on > my lap, with three cats contributing their hair) for a couple of years. > I wouldn't be surprised if it had any or all of those problems, but it > would probably cost about as much to get it fixed as to replace it. It > also has a tricky hinge, when I've closed it there tend to be display > problems until I find just the right spot. I think I'll take this > opportunity to get a new laptop! :-) Vacuum it out - don't blow air into it as that will just redistribute the dust and hairballs. Occasionally I make some pretty good spending money from laptop users that would use compressed air etc., to "clean" their laptops; the only think that does is pack the dust in deeper. Also find an online maintenance manual, take off the keyboard etc., and vacuum the system board. If you're technically inclined, remove the cpu fan/cooler, clean those, and put a new dab of thermal heat sink compound on the cpu & reassemble. My guess is that will take care of the bulk of your problems so that you can safely return to posting about OOo :-) - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Re: Printing Brochures to PDF
John King wrote: Barbara Duprey wrote: RA Brown wrote: Barbara Duprey wrote: I can certainly share it -- here's a link: http://www.4shared.com/file/190755756/afb1a777/Deathtrap_Internal.html. You should be able to download it from there. Note that this file has several blank pages, it's a work in progress. (It also uses the "Typewriter from Hell" font, but I doubt that matters to the basic format of the PDF file. Probably will look pretty bad with font substitution, though!) Barbara, Now I am confused. The "brochure" print is a "quarter fold" print out. That is each part of the printed so that the paper is folded in half twice. I see no what to do that with your layout. Am I missing something? Andy Brochure print, as I'm using it and as happens with direct-to-print operations, is half-fold, not quarter-fold. Given eight pages (as in my current example), the appropriate layout has two 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" portrait pages on a landscape 11 x 8-1/2" sheet, arranged like: 8-1, 2-7, 6-3, 4-5. Printed in duplex, then folded in half, it reads like a book. Try this: Open the document. File - Printer Settings; make sure the options are set to produce 'brochure'; OK Then File - Page preview; click on the 'Print options page view ' icon; set the resulting view to 2 pages side by side (probably landscape). OK Then File - Print to your pdf virtual printer (primopdf/pdfcreator etc) I find that sometimes it's necessary to set the view to portrait/landscape in the 'print options page view' screen several times, saving between each switch, and sometimes switching the 'brochure' option off and on as well to get the print output to actually do what it is supposed to. It can be such a pain that now I output to a pdf file and print brochures from that. pdf printing just works. The direct printing works fine, but thanks for the tip about the page preview. And the printing to PrimoPDF worked fine until last night, between two tries. The first worked; on a different document with the same layout,but only four pages. Then when the second one brought up Adobe, it insisted that I'd have to install a printer first before I could print! When I did that, I got an error about spooling, and then things just went from bad to worse. At one point, after I'd uninstalled and reinstalled PrimoPDF, there were suddenly no printers defined in my system at all (until I restarted). This hasn't been a lot of fun. And I still think that Export to PDF should create the same page layout as direct printing does -- or at least respond in some way to the Brochure setting in Options, allowing the layout to be established. Anyway, now when I use PriomoPDF I get a message "Spooler Subsystem App stopped working and was closed". -- and if I continue, I get a PDF with page 8 beside part of page 1, and nothing for the other pages. It's really frustrating. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
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On 2010/01/07 4:22 PM Barbara Duprey wrote: Larry Gusaas wrote: I'm using version 9.2. The feature may be new in version 9. You can find it in the print dialogue under "Page Scaling:". Ah! I missed that one somehow -- didn't think of this as a scaling issue, and I'd have to redesign my pages to cope with this setting. It's not intended to be scaled, and as is, the content goes way in toward the fold. I think it's reducing everything. With different page styles and margin settings, I could probably make this work. But I'd have to work with all the other folks who sometimes do the printing, since it changes the process. Thanks for the pointer, though! No need to redesign your pages. I downloaded your file and see that it is sized 51/2" by 81/2". Reader, using "Booklet Printing" will print it properly on 81/2" x 11" paper. -- Larry I. Gusaas Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Canada Website: http://larry-gusaas.com "An artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind theirs." - Edgard Varese - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Re: Printing Brochures to PDF
Larry Gusaas wrote: On 2010/01/07 3:12 PM Barbara Duprey wrote: Larry Gusaas wrote: On 2010/01/07 11:13 AM Barbara Duprey wrote: I'm working on a project that needs to create PDF files of brochures. OOo seems to honor the brochure setting (Tools > Options, OpenOffice.org Writer, Pages, Brochure) for direct printing, but not for exporting to PDF. Am I missing something here? I've been using a pseudo-printer (PrimoPDF) to get the file, but something has now gone terribly wrong with that and I haven't figured it out yet. (I suspect my system may be slowly dying, strange things are happening frequently :-( ) Adobe Reader will print files saved as PDF as a brochure. I use this all the time since brochure printing in OO.o 3 does not work on Macs (Supposed to be fixed for OO.o 3.3). I don't see any booklet support native in Adobe Reader (version 8.1.7 on Vista Home Premioum); it allows me to use my printer settings, but none of the combinations ends up with what I want -- at least, I've tried every which way and ended up with various unusable layouts. And while I know our print service can deal with the side-by-side layout, I don't know about other layouts I'm using version 9.2. The feature may be new in version 9. You can find it in the print dialogue under "Page Scaling:". Larry Ah! I missed that one somehow -- didn't think of this as a scaling issue, and I'd have to redesign my pages to cope with this setting. It's not intended to be scaled, and as is, the content goes way in toward the fold. I think it's reducing everything. With different page styles and margin settings, I could probably make this work. But I'd have to work with all the other folks who sometimes do the printing, since it changes the process. Thanks for the pointer, though! - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
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Barbara Duprey wrote: > RA Brown wrote: >> Barbara Duprey wrote: >> >> >>> I can certainly share it -- here's a link: >>> http://www.4shared.com/file/190755756/afb1a777/Deathtrap_Internal.html. >>> You should be able to download it from there. Note that this file has >>> several blank pages, it's a work in progress. (It also uses the >>> "Typewriter from Hell" font, but I doubt that matters to the basic >>> format of the PDF file. Probably will look pretty bad with font >>> substitution, though!) >>> >> >> Barbara, >> >> Now I am confused. The "brochure" print is a "quarter fold" print out. >> That is each part of the printed so that the paper is folded in half >> twice. I see no what to do that with your layout. Am I missing >> something? >> >> Andy > > Brochure print, as I'm using it and as happens with direct-to-print > operations, is half-fold, not quarter-fold. Given eight pages (as in my > current example), the appropriate layout has two 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" > portrait pages on a landscape 11 x 8-1/2" sheet, arranged like: 8-1, > 2-7, 6-3, 4-5. Printed in duplex, then folded in half, it reads like a > book. Try this: Open the document. File - Printer Settings; make sure the options are set to produce 'brochure'; OK Then File - Page preview; click on the 'Print options page view ' icon; set the resulting view to 2 pages side by side (probably landscape). OK Then File - Print to your pdf virtual printer (primopdf/pdfcreator etc) I find that sometimes it's necessary to set the view to portrait/landscape in the 'print options page view' screen several times, saving between each switch, and sometimes switching the 'brochure' option off and on as well to get the print output to actually do what it is supposed to. It can be such a pain that now I output to a pdf file and print brochures from that. pdf printing just works. -- John johnmking...@yahoo.co.uk - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
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On 2010/01/07 3:12 PM Barbara Duprey wrote: Larry Gusaas wrote: On 2010/01/07 11:13 AM Barbara Duprey wrote: I'm working on a project that needs to create PDF files of brochures. OOo seems to honor the brochure setting (Tools > Options, OpenOffice.org Writer, Pages, Brochure) for direct printing, but not for exporting to PDF. Am I missing something here? I've been using a pseudo-printer (PrimoPDF) to get the file, but something has now gone terribly wrong with that and I haven't figured it out yet. (I suspect my system may be slowly dying, strange things are happening frequently :-( ) Adobe Reader will print files saved as PDF as a brochure. I use this all the time since brochure printing in OO.o 3 does not work on Macs (Supposed to be fixed for OO.o 3.3). I don't see any booklet support native in Adobe Reader (version 8.1.7 on Vista Home Premioum); it allows me to use my printer settings, but none of the combinations ends up with what I want -- at least, I've tried every which way and ended up with various unusable layouts. And while I know our print service can deal with the side-by-side layout, I don't know about other layouts I'm using version 9.2. The feature may be new in version 9. You can find it in the print dialogue under "Page Scaling:". Larry -- Larry I. Gusaas Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Canada Website: http://larry-gusaas.com "An artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind theirs." - Edgard Varese - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Re: Printing Brochures to PDF
Larry Gusaas wrote: On 2010/01/07 11:13 AM Barbara Duprey wrote: I'm working on a project that needs to create PDF files of brochures. OOo seems to honor the brochure setting (Tools > Options, OpenOffice.org Writer, Pages, Brochure) for direct printing, but not for exporting to PDF. Am I missing something here? I've been using a pseudo-printer (PrimoPDF) to get the file, but something has now gone terribly wrong with that and I haven't figured it out yet. (I suspect my system may be slowly dying, strange things are happening frequently :-( ) Adobe Reader will print files saved as PDF as a brochure. I use this all the time since brochure printing in OO.o 3 does not work on Macs (Supposed to be fixed for OO.o 3.3). I don't see any booklet support native in Adobe Reader (version 8.1.7 on Vista Home Premioum); it allows me to use my printer settings, but none of the combinations ends up with what I want -- at least, I've tried every which way and ended up with various unusable layouts. And while I know our print service can deal with the side-by-side layout, I don't know about other layouts - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
[users] Re: Printing Brochures to PDF
On 2010/01/07 11:13 AM Barbara Duprey wrote: I'm working on a project that needs to create PDF files of brochures. OOo seems to honor the brochure setting (Tools > Options, OpenOffice.org Writer, Pages, Brochure) for direct printing, but not for exporting to PDF. Am I missing something here? I've been using a pseudo-printer (PrimoPDF) to get the file, but something has now gone terribly wrong with that and I haven't figured it out yet. (I suspect my system may be slowly dying, strange things are happening frequently :-( ) Adobe Reader will print files saved as PDF as a brochure. I use this all the time since brochure printing in OO.o 3 does not work on Macs (Supposed to be fixed for OO.o 3.3). -- Larry I. Gusaas Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Canada Website: http://larry-gusaas.com "An artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind theirs." - Edgard Varese - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
