Help
The help section gives you access to the latest user documentation and provides a place to get help with PrimoPDF.
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.
PrinoPDF Printer
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To convert a document to PDF
- Open a document in your authoring program (e.g. Microsoft Word), and select File > Print.
- In the printer dialog, select PrimoPDF from the dropdown menu and click OK to complete the print, and
launch the PrimoPDF interface.
- Select a Creation Profile for the document quality you wish to achieve. A detailed explanation of the
Creation Profiles can be found in the
The PrimoPDF Printer section of this guide.
- 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.
- Click the Create PDF button to convert your document.
- If the destination for 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.
- Alternatively, if you wish to save the PDF under a different name or directory just click Cancel and you will be returned to the
Save As dialog.
- 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.
Drag and Drop Conversion
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Hint: A quick and easy way to convert a document to PDF format: Drag the document onto the PrimoPDF desktop shortcut to initiate the conversion.
Note: 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.
