SV: creating oversize PDFs

[Jacob Schäffer]

The best way to create custom page sizes is to use Windows Forms.

Select Control Panel -> Printers & Faxes -> File Menu -> Server Properties
-> Forms Tab.

Give the form a name and a Width/height. REMEMBER that Width is ALWAYS the
shortest edge -- unless you want trouble. If Width actually is larger than
Height, then use Landscape mode instead.

By doing so you get rid of using the Custom PostScript Size page property in
the print menu; also the new form will be added to ALL printers on your
system that support custom paper sizes.

Cheers. 

Best regards / Med venlig hilsen
Jacob Schäffer  |  Chief Developer
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Fra: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] På vegne af Art Campbell
Sendt: 10. november 2009 14:16
Til: Fred Wersan
Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Emne: Re: creating oversize PDFs

And for some reason, I've had better luck specifying a canned page size
that's as large as I need rather than a custom size -- the custom settings
don't seem to stick.

Art

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On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 8:13 AM, Shlomo Perets <shlomo2 at microtype.com>wrote:

> Fred,
>
> You wrote:
>
> >I am trying to create a PDF file from a FrameMaker document that is
> >approximately 18x36" format. I am using FrameMaker 8 and Acrobat Pro 9.
> >
> >I choose Adobe PDF as my printer and create a custom page size. But I
> >keep getting 0 size ps files or no PDF at all when I print straight to
> PDF.
> >
> >I've managed to get this sort of thing to work in the past, but am
> >having no luck this time.  ...
>
>
> Reduce the Adobe PS driver resolution to 1200 or 600 dpi, then try again.
>
> [ Also, if you haven't done it already, I recommend applying the Adobe PS
> driver fix released by Microsoft, available through
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=952909 ]
>
>
>
> Shlomo Perets
>
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>
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