Creating PDF Documents From Within Other Applications


If you selected typical installation when installing ABBYY PDF Transformer, or if you selected the Create PDF component during custom installation, the printer PDF-XChange for ABBYY PDF Transformer 2.0 was installed on your system.

You can use this printer to create PDF documents from any application which allows you to select a printer:

  1. Run the application and open the file which you want to convert into a PDF document.
    Open the print settings dialog box (this may vary from application to application; in most applications you need to select File>Print to open this dialog box).
  2. In the list of available printers, select the "virtual" printer PDF-XChange for ABBYY PDF Transformer 2.0 and click Properties.
  3. In the PDF-XChange for ABBYY PDF Transformer 2.0 Properties dialog box that opens, select the desired PDF file options.
    Tip
    . Should you have any questions regarding the use of the virtual printer, please consult the help file for PDF-XChange for ABBYY PDF Transformer 2.0. Either click F1 to open the help file or browse to the help file on the installation CD-ROM. The help file is only available in English.
  4. Click Print to start creating a PDF document.